365 Quotes by 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 a program it has to be a way of life.

Men are willing to talk about these things in ways that were inconceivable less than ten years ago.

Even though people are under economic pressure, they still want to support those brands with values that are compatible with their own.

I honestly never dreamed at the time that I would one day own the Starbucks and or be in a position where we would have more than 10,000 stores around the world. It has just been an incredible journey for all of us.

need to really invest ahead of the growth curve and get underneath the complexity of distributing products effectively and efficiently throughout the country.

I think people will walk into the Starbucks store and overnight recognize the significant difference between what Starbucks represents day-in and day-out and all the other coffee companies that have been serving coffee in India for so many years.

You cant build any kind of organization if youre not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.

No collective-bargaining agreement is going to override the economic burden of our arena deal, now or in the future, ... But at the end of 2010, our lease is over. It's not that long.

We need to reinvent food at Starbucks. Less could be more.