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I think growth covers up mistakes.

Howard Schultz

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Howard Schultz
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 19
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Howard D. Schultz
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Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
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Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march.
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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.
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Success is something that has to be earned every day.
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Sometimes you have to create the thing you want to be part of.
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Success is best when it is shared.
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I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have.
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