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We have a big opportunity in China. We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America.

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Howard Schultz
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 19
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The issue of managing through a crisis is you have to be decisive even if you don't have perfect information.
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You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.
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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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