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Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

Howard Schultz

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Howard Schultz
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 19
Businessman
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
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Brooklyn
New York
Howard D. Schultz
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The entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well.
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Whatever you do, don't play it safe. Don't do things the way they've always been done. Don't try to fit the system. If you do what's expected of you, you'll never accomplish more than others expect.
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