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Who wants a dream that's near-fetched?

Howard Schultz

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Howard Schultz
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 19
Businessman
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Entrepreneur
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Brooklyn
New York
Howard D. Schultz
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Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.
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I was working probably at the age of 10, when I had my first paper route. I had every different kind of job you could possibly imagine as a young kid.
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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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If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
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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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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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