American Quote by Virginia Postrel

Starbucks being an extension of peoples home and work. The sense of community, human connection. That appears to be as relevant in Turkey, China,…

— Howard Schultz

I didn't understand the culture and what Starbucks was really about. It wasn't a coffee shop. It was really a way of life... we…

— Alan Patricof

Starbucks was founded around the experience and the environment of their stores. Starbucks was about a space with comfortable chairs, lots of power outlets,…

— Simon Sinek

I think Starbucks created a platform and, ultimately, a runway for many other companies to emulate. I suspect if we had not achieved what…

— Howard Schultz

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…

— Howard Schultz

“The original Starbucks began in Pike Place Market (see p. 897) as a plain-Jane hole-in-the-wall coffee shop but, having awakened a coffee revolution, has…

— Patricia Schultz

When I returned as CEO in 2008, Starbucks had forgotten that meaningful innovations balance an organization's heritage with modern-day relevance and market differentiation, so…

— Howard Schultz

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

— Michael Gates Gill

People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.

— Howard Schultz

“Starbucks itself is a product of diverse global cultures: “Starbuck’s customers, whether in Zurich or Beirut, are drinking an American version of an Italian…

— Patricia J. Campbell

Starbucks represents something beyond a cup of coffee.

— Howard Schultz

When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.

— Howard Schultz