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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.

Howard Schultz

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Howard Schultz
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 19
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Americans reading the paper, listening to the news every single day, and all you hear is things are getting worse and worse. And that has a psychological effect on consumer confidence. That's what consumer confidence is.
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Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
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Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is will. The will to make it happen.
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Success is something that has to be earned every day.
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Overnight the digital age had changed the course of history for our company. Everything that we thought was in our control no longer was. But within a year we had invested in social media and digital experts. Now Starbucks is the number one brand on Facebook.
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Sports was a great equalizer. It didn't have color. It didn't matter whether you were rich or poor, black or white. It really shaped me in many ways to be able to deal with a lot of different personalities and different cultures. Sports were the common thread.
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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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If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
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Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.
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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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Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
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