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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
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Brooklyn
New York
Howard D. Schultz
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Companies should not have a singular view of profitability. There needs to be a balance between commerce and social responsibility... The companies that are authentic about it will wind up as the companies that make more money.
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If you look at coffee, tea, food and juice, we think there are inherent opportunities. If you look at health bars or grab-and-go products that are in our stores, we think we can significantly enhance them and make them more widely available.
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I think that sometimes the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, is this gray line between will, passion and self-belief that says, 'I'm going to do this'.
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My biggest concern is that America is drifting towards mediocrity and that people don't recognize - and by people I'm meaning Washington - don't recognize the sense of urgency and the fact that I don't think this is a crisis anymore. I think it's an emergency.
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People want to be part of something larger than themselves. They want to be part of something they're really proud of, that they'll fight for, sacrifice for, that they trust.
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Success is something that has to be earned every day.
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Most business people today are not going to invest in the uncertainty that exists in America.
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I think people will walk into the Starbucks store and overnight recognize the significant difference between what Starbucks represents day-in and day-out and all the other coffee companies that have been serving coffee in India for so many years.
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Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
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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.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. The other side of it is that you can't cut enough costs to save your way to prosperity.
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Often, organizations need bold, grand gestures to galvanize people towards a new mission or refocus their attention.
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Hiring people is an art, not a science, and resumes can't tell you whether someone will fit into a company's culture.
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We think of Starbucks not as a coffee company but a media company.
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I was born on the other side of the tracks, in public housing in Brooklyn, New York. My dad never made more than $20,000 a year, and I grew up in a family that lost health insurance. So I was scarred at a young age with understanding what it was like to watch my parents lose access to the American dream.
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Starbucks has stores in America in many, many communities that are governed by many, many different municipalities. Starbucks cannot dictate to a municipality in Cincinnati or Kansas City or Sacramento how or why or when there should be a recycling program.
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Even though people are under economic pressure, they still want to support those brands with values that are compatible with their own.
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Remember: You'll be left with an empty feeling if you hit the finish line alone. When you run a race as a team, though, you'll discover that much of the reward comes from hitting the tape together. You want to be surrounded not just by cheering onlookers but by a crowd of winners, celebrating as one.
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Starbucks is committed to evolving and enhancing our customer experience with innovative and wholesome food offerings.
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In the 1960s, if you were a blue collar worker or uneducated, and you had an injury on the job, the company basically dismissed you.
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