Howard Schultz Quotes

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• It's different when you're trying to turn something around, especially something that you built, at a time when so many constituents - the media, Wall… Able
• Many companies today are reducing hours of full-time people to get under the minimum so they don't have to pay health care costs. I just… Build
• 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… America
• My father had a series of blue-collar jobs and never made more than $20,000 a year. When I was seven, he got injured on a… Blue
• My mother taught me something at a young age - she said 'you are the company you keep'. To define yourself by some label or… Age
• My son is trying to be a sports writer, and my daughter is a college student. She wants to be a comedy writer, and she's… Any
• On balance, I am a supporter of the minimum wage going up. We've got to be very careful what we wish for because some employers… Balance
• Post-9/11, we saw an immediate uptick in the amount of people in our stores, all over the country. People wanted that human connection. We are… All
• Starbucks has stores in America in many, many communities that are governed by many, many different municipalities. Starbucks cannot dictate to a municipality in Cincinnati… America
• Starbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more… Advertiser
• The evolving social and digital media platforms and highly innovative and relevant payment capabilities are causing seismic changes in consumer behavior and creating equally disruptive… Behavior
• The growth of the company and the license that Starbucks has is to participate in other food and beverage opportunities. We have a global business...… Beverage
• There's an energy and excitement when you're building a company. You have so much tail wind. You're planting new seeds. But it's also scary, because… Building
• We can't wait for Washington. Business leaders are going to have to galvanize their own constituencies and do everything they can to demonstrate confidence in… Business
• We woke up one day, and all the sudden Starbucks was in the middle of this political crossfire between the people who want to bring… All
• What I would say to young entrepreneurs is there's so many moments in your life where you have these dreams, and people are trying to… Agree
• When I first discovered in the early 1980s the Italian espresso bars in my trip to Italy, the vision was to re-create that for America… America
• With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption, and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast… Asia
• Early on I realized that I had to hire people smarter and ore qualified than I was in a number of different fields, and I… Dare
• To stay vigorous, a company needs to provide a stimulating and challenging environment for all these types: the dreamer, the entrepreneur, the professional manager, and… All

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