Howard Schultz quotes

Success is best when it's shared.

Success is best when it's shared.

Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march.

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

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 at film school. I discouraged both of them early on from getting involved in Starbucks. I didn't think it would be fair; plus, they didn't have any interest anyway.

Great companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust.

If you look at coffee, tea, food and juice, we think there are inherent opportunities. If you look at health bars or grab-and-go products that are in our stores, we think we can significantly enhance them and make them more widely available.

I've traveled around the world, and what's so revealing is that, despite the differences in culture, politics, language, how people dress, there is a universal feeling that we all want the same thing. We deeply want to be respected and appreciated for our differences.

You can't build any kind of organization if you're not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.

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 money on training our people than advertising.

I think there is probably no better person to aspire to emulate than Steve Jobs and what he has done at Apple in terms of his leadership, his innovation, not settling for mediocrity.

When you're building a business or joining a company, you have to be transparent; you can't have two sets of information for two sets of people.

This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.

Social and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.

I think my whole life, because of where I came from, I had a fear of failure.

Managing a business, small or large, today requires an extremely disciplined, thoughtful approach with regard to the pressure that people are under.

I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision.

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 - a third place that had not existed before. Starbucks re-created that in America in our own image; a place to go other than home or work. We also created an industry that did not exist: specialty coffee.

Business leaders cannot be bystanders.

I think my whole life, because of where I came from, I had a fear of failure.

Great companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust.

Growing up I always felt like I was living on the other side of the tracks. I knew the people on the other side had more resources, more money, happier families.

I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you've got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.

Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.

Companies should not have a singular view of profitability. There needs to be a balance between commerce and social responsibility... The companies that are authentic about it will wind up as the companies that make more money.

We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.

Starbucks is committed to evolving and enhancing our customer experience with innovative and wholesome food offerings.

Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march.

The future of America is not an entitlement. We have been given a treasure chest of gifts and opportunities, but some people are being left behind, and success is not sustainable unless it is shared.

Starbucks is committed to evolving and enhancing our customer experience with innovative and wholesome food offerings.