Howard Schultz

Don't be threatened by people smarter than you.

— Howard Schultz

Don't buy preground coffee.

— Howard Schultz

I despise research. I think it's a crutch.

— Howard Schultz

Care more than others think wise.

— Howard Schultz

Who wants a dream that's near-fetched?

— Howard Schultz

Success is best when it is shared.

— Howard Schultz

“This is not his job, I thought, it's his passion.”

— Howard Schultz

Success is something that has to be earned every day.

— Howard Schultz

My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.

— Howard Schultz

When it comes to Starbucks, I take every threat very personally.

— Howard Schultz

Success is the by-product when you work toward the target.

— Howard Schultz

In anything we do, any endeavor, it's not what you do; it's why you do it

— Howard Schultz

In many places where coffee is grown, deforestation is a major issue.

— Howard Schultz

Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.

— Howard Schultz

Starbucks is in my blood. It is such a part of me that letting it unravel simply was not an option.

— Howard Schultz

“Large or small, our actions forge our futures, hopefully inspiring others along the way.”

— Howard Schultz

We have no patent on anything we do and anything we do can be copied by anyone else. But you can't copy…

— Howard Schultz

“All great companies have passed through bad years that forced soul-searching and rethinking of priorities. How we deal with them will be…

— Howard Schultz

People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They…

— Howard Schultz

The Starbucks customer and the Teavana customer are two very different customers, two different need states that are highly complimentary.

— Howard Schultz

Success in the United States is not an entitlement in China. You have to go there and earn it, and earn it…

— Howard Schultz

Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.

— Howard Schultz

Starbucks trying to build a different kind of company around the balance of profitably and benevolence. A social conscience. And that isn't…

— Howard Schultz

I'm not as interested in what you make as I am in what you're passionate about. What business are you really in?

— Howard Schultz

In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart. They are real and sustainable. Their foundations…

— Howard Schultz

Customers don't always know what they want. The decline in coffee-drinking was due to the fact that most of the coffee people…

— Howard Schultz

People ask me what's the most important function when you're starting an organization or setting up the kind of culture and values…

— Howard Schultz

It's different when you're trying to turn something around, especially something that you built, at a time when so many constituents -…

— Howard Schultz

I think the most important thing that I think everyone in America must have is belief that wherever they live, whatever station…

— Howard Schultz

If you look at coffee, tea, food and juice, we think there are inherent opportunities. If you look at health bars or…

— Howard Schultz

What I would say to young entrepreneurs is there's so many moments in your life where you have these dreams, and people…

— Howard Schultz

“Many of us spent time talking with the men and women who had lived through Katrina, and we heard stories of not…

— Howard Schultz

“There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and…

— Howard Schultz

“Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo. Find new ways to see. Never…

— Howard Schultz

Despite the fact that Starbucks has grown to be a large company. We've always played music in our stores and has always…

— Howard Schultz

“There is a word that comes to my mind when I think about our company and our people. That word is 'love.'…

— Howard Schultz

“For more than three decades, coffee has captured my imagination because it is a beverage about individuals as well as community. A…

— Howard Schultz

When we love something, emotion often drives our actions. This is the gift and the challenge entrepreneurs face every day. The companies…

— Howard Schultz

I realize that idealism is out of sync with the cynicism of our age. Skepticism has come to be synonymous with sophistication,…

— Howard Schultz

“Large or small, our actions forge our futures, hopefully inspiring others along the way. Entrepreneurs must love what they do to such…

— Howard Schultz