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Michael Gates Gill

(1945)

13 quotes in 13 categories

[Wikidata] American author... | [Wikipedia] How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else is a memoir by Michael Gates Gill that chronicles his journey from a high-level advertising executive with J. Walter Thompson to a barista at Starbucks. The book has been optioned by Tom Hanks for a film; filmmaker Gus

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Born: January 1, 1945

Quotes by Michael Gates Gill

“I think it's true that the older you get, the more you cry”

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“Work is dignity.”

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Respect

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“The lake i had grown up on was protected by thousands of acres of private forests. It kept out the reality of…

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“In advertising, if you could get clients to laugh, they usually bought your ideas”

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Marketing

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“Here's to creating a life you love”

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Creativity

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“To those who will see, the world awaits.”

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“I had originally thought that a job at Starbucks might be below my abilities. But now i realized it might be beyond…

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“Less past, more future!”

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“Crystal and Starbucks had saved my life. Saved me from my pursuit of empty symbols, but also my anxiety about a fear-filled…

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Anxiety

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“Starbucks wasn't something people decided for or against in a casual way. It was obviously a key part of their lives, an…

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Every single day

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“Now looking across my latte at this confident smiling Starbucks employee I felt sorry for myself. She seemed carefree to me so…

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Felt Sorry

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“I loved learning about the history of things”

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Education

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“Isn't it amazing in life how one minute you are devastated by some news, but then, a few seconds later, your desperate…

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Life

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