Will Schultz Quotes

The companies that are lasting are those that are authentic.

Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is will. The will to make it happen.

We will never-and I mean never-turn our backs on our employees.

I was working probably at the age of 10, when I had my first paper route. I had every different kind of job you could possibly imagine as a young kid.

If Vancouver did not succeed as Starbucks from '87 on, our entire international business, which is now thousands of stores and a significant amount of growth and profit, may not have existed.

I think what we're lacking in society, not only in the U.S. but also around the world, is to find heroes once again and to celebrate these kind of people.

If you don't love what you're doing with unbridled passion and enthusiasm, you're not going to succeed when you hit obstacles.

I'm optimistic about the country; I'm optimistic about the American people.

I'm much more concerned about America than the Democratic Party.

I think growth covers up mistakes.

I really believe that you cannot use the stock market as a proxy for the economy.

I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have.

Don't buy preground coffee.

While their service is ending, our responsibility is just beginning!

The entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well.

In anything we do, any endeavor, it's not what you do; it's why you do it

When you start a company, it's a singular focus. You have the wind at your back.

We think of Starbucks not as a coffee company but a media company.

We need to reinvent food at Starbucks. Less could be more.

I could've just walked away but I never could have forgiven myself to allow Starbucks to drift into mediocrity or not be relevant. I just couldn't be a bystander.

Starbucks has changed the rules of engagement for the music industry.

Our history is based on extending the brand to categories within the guardrails of Starbucks.

Often, organizations need bold, grand gestures to galvanize people towards a new mission or refocus their attention.

Certainly the caffeine in coffee, whether it's Starbucks or generic coffee, is somewhat of a stimulant. But if you drink it in moderation, which I think four or five cups a day is, you're fine.

Managing a business, small or large, today requires an extremely disciplined, thoughtful approach with regard to the pressure that people are under.

Post-9/11, we saw an immediate uptick in the amount of people in our stores, all over the country. People wanted that human connection. We are not going to fracture the Starbucks experience.

The leaders in Washington have got to come together in a bipartisan way and do the right thing for the people who are being left behind. We cannot have an America that is only based on the wealthy.

People in Washington need to put their feet in the shoes of working Americans.

My poems often start with an idea, some kind of inspiration. I don't expect anything. Every now and then something like "The One Truth" comes out.

Happiness is a powerful thing. It freed me to do what I always wanted to do.

There are real facts in my poems, but facts mixed up in the perverse stubborn stew of imagination, add a pinch or two of revenge and retribution, a dash of amplification and reparation.

My first sense of myself was as an artist, a painter. I would see a Van Gogh painting and just love it, the more emotional and passionate the more it attracted me.

Has it ever occurred to you that there might be a difference between having an open mind and having holes in one's head?

But the Grammys is just not something I can take too seriously. It would be a mistake to hinge my happiness on something so completely out of my control.

You are a child of mine, Born of my own design, And you bear the hard of life.No matter where you go, Oh, you will always know, That you've been made free in Christ, And you are a child of mine!

(God) will always grant us wisdom when we ask. And when we seek Him and obey Him, He works all things out for our good.

God is our hope and strength. And hope never disappoints. (Romans 5:5). We can place our confidence in Him without fear.

We cannot let our hurts, fears, and prejudices get in the way of God’s calling for our lives.

We can only trust God to change hearts and lives, and let Him use us to stand up for Him, and to love the hurting.

... we can know with confidence that God sees us. He hears us. He knows us and feels our pain. He loves us and He acts on our behalf.

Am I the I she tried to save, still lopsided with trying to be a little less or more, escaping who I was a minute ago?

There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust.

People are kinder to the unborn than they are to the women themselves, and soon I had my ticket.

I need to accept God’s love and forgiveness, turning away from my sin and toward Him starting every day anew just as His mercies are new every morning.

God needs loving, accepting, and compassionate people—not accepting of sin, but accepting God’s forgiveness of sin for all who repent.

Since the teachers weren't picking, I ended up with a boy with bad body odour. 'You should wear deodorant, ' I said to him. 'And you should shut your trap, ' he replied.

Who am I to put boundaries on God’s forgiveness? If God had put boundaries on His grace and mercy to me, when would enough have been enough?

I am so thankful for God’s mercy, grace, and patience for all the times I fell into sin. I am so grateful that He never stopped chasing me no matter how far I fell.

This is not his job, I thought, it's his passion.

Authentic brands don't emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does...