Howard Schultz Quotes

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I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.

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Whatever you do, don't play it safe. Don't do things the way they've always been done. Don't try to fit the system. If you do what's expected of you, you'll never accomplish more than others expect.

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When companies fail, or fail to grow, it's almost always because they don't invest in the people, the systems, and the processes they need.

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Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.

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Be bold, but be fair. Don't give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail

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Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.

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Mass advertising can help build brands, but authenticity is what makes them last. If people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to the brand.

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People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They want to be given responsibility to help solve the problem and authority to act on it.

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When it comes to Starbucks, I take every threat very personally.

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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 the leader. If it doesn't, it risks becoming yet another mediocre corporation.

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Starbucks is in my blood. It is such a part of me that letting it unravel simply was not an option.

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Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.

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To be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader.

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Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk.

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There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path we are choosing is right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead.

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But when you really believe-in yourself, in your dream-you just have to do everything you possibly can to take control and make your vision a reality. No great achievement happens by luck.

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We would take something old and tired and common - coffee - and weave a sense of romance and community around it. We would rediscover the mystique and charm that had swirled around coffee throughout the centuries.

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Entrepreneurs must love what they do to such a degree that doing it is worth sacrifice and, at times, pain. But doing anything else, we think, would be unimaginable.

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In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart. They are real and sustainable. Their foundations are stronger because they are built with the strength of the human spirit, not an ad campaign. The companies that are lasting are those that are authentic.

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And with the right mentor, don't be afraid to expose your vulnerabilities. Admit you don't know what you don't know. When you acknowledge your weaknesses and ask for advice, you'll be surprised how much others will help.

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In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we're made of.

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Passionate conviction... sparks romances, wins battles, and drives people to pursue dreams others wouldn't dare. Belief in ourselves and in what is right catapults us over hurdles, and our lives unfold.

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If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible.

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My passion. My commitment. This is the most important thing in my life other than my family.

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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 had to let go of a lot of decision-making. I can't tell you how hard that is. But if you've imprinted your values on the people around you, you can dare to trust them to make the right moves.

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There's a metaphor Vincent Eades likes to use: "If you examine a butterfly according to the laws of aerodynamics, it shouldn't be able to fly. But the butterfly doesn't know that, so it flies.

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I conduct my life with an expectation that people will do the right thing. Yet even with all my experience, I am still surprised when they do not.

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It's one thing to dream, but when the moment is right, you've got to be willing to leave what's familiar and go out to find your own sound.

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If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.

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One of the fundamental aspects of leadership, I realized more and more, is the ability to instill confidence in others when you yourself are feeling insecure

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