Howard Schultz Quotes (51 Quotes)

Giving back to the community has always been a huge focus for Starbucks and each year we strive to create new ways to become more involved in the neighborhoods where we do business. With the launch of the California Giving Program, Starbucks has the opportunity to partner with some of the most amazing non-profit organizations in all of California that work to build stronger communities by nurturing kids and inspiring grownups.

We are as passionate about our commitment to our communities as we are about achieving financial success. By creating this program with the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, which has done so much good work for children, we will provide tools and teacher training that will help children in rural China build brighter futures.

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.

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

With less than a month to go, it's very clear to us that the city and state officials are not showing us the kind of respect we feel we deserve.

What I'm trying to talk about is the preservation of a culture,

Dream more than others think practical.

The point of entry for the Starbucks experience has been much more a social experience (in China) rather than competition between coffee and tea,

It's a great American story and I think it shows the entrepreneurial spirit, that the entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well,

The card transformed our business.

I wanted to try and build the company that my father never got a chance to work for,

I don't think there's a market in the world today for us that rivals the growth and development opportunity, and the early acceptance that we're enjoying throughout the country, that China has,

We are exploring what else we can use in terms of other forms of entertainment, maybe literature Literature is, I think, a natural extension,

We are inspired by the tremendous response to the Starbucks brand domestically and internationally and could not be more pleased with the overall performance of the company.

I feel a personal connection to each of our several hundred Starbucks partners and family members, as well as the community of neighbors they serve, who are victims of this disaster. Today, I am announcing a 1 million personal contribution from my family foundation to support the relief efforts.

We are deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, ... Starbucks has a long tradition of striving to bring together people and communities where we do business. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and many others impacted by this natural disaster our prayers and thoughts are with all the families who have lost loved ones.

Every single American needs to have access to health insurance full-stop.

We've asked president Wally Walker to begin to seek other alternatives in view of the fact that it appears that March 9 is going to come and go and we're not going to get what we've asked for. It's a tragic situation. I don't think we've ever thought we'd be here.

We have just begun to realize how large the global growth prospects are, and we anticipate many years of significant development in existing and new markets, ... Ultimately we believe we can surpass 20,000 stores worldwide.

I think with Ray you got somebody who really is an unusual person and an unusual player in the NBA in terms of his character, his leadership and how he takes care of himself, ... If you were going to make a bet on someone, I think Ray Allen is the poster child for that. I feel very comfortable.

Our core beverages, coupled with a strong holiday promotion, drove results in our retail stores, while solid growth in licensed locations led to the increase in our specialty business revenues.

Care more than others think wise.

Once they learn to like the beverage, they would come back in the morning and become regulars.

We're on a collision course with time and we can't wait. If people want to make me the villain, that's their prerogative, but I'm here to tell you that we've tried for almost two years to meet the elected officials halfway and we're not getting anything back.

London, a city where creativity and innovation have always flourished, provides a significant home for Starbucks and a significant gateway into Europe,

One of the questions lobbed at Schultz has to do with healthcare. Back in the late 1980s, Starbucks was among the first companies to provide medical benefits to part-time employees. Today, however, Starbucks is spending more on healthcare than on coffee, and the workforce is nervous about shrinking benefits. We're not ever going to turn our backs on our partners employees, ... But we need relief. Where is the money going to come from

As a result of that, we are insulated from the current fluctuations and, most importantly, have no plan to raise prices,

I must say, I'm really not optimistic. We've done everything we possibly could to demonstrate our passionate commitment to this city, the state, our fan base, and it's going on deaf ears.

Expect more than others think possible.

Starbucks represents something beyond a cup of coffee.

I think from his speech and his remarks, we see a genuine and authentic feeling of wanting not only an open relationship with (our) country but also a genuine commitment to making sure these are stages of growth and development for our two nations.

Unlike the last few years, this is not something that's broken. It might need to be refined, but this is something that we laid the foundation for the future, and it's here and we recognize it.

Risk more than others think safe.

I am very pleased with our first quarter performance, which demonstrated focused execution at all levels of the business and delivered the most successful first quarter in Starbucks history.

We establish the value of buying a product at Starbucks by our uncompromising quality and by building a personal relationship with each customer. Starbucks is rekindling America's love affair with coffee, bringing romance and fresh flavor back to the brew.

We believe that there's a very, very large opportunity still in front of us in North America,

In many ways what we announced today is a milestone in building the business in China, ... But it mirrors what we did in the past 25 years in America in creating profitability and balancing that with a social conscience.

Management's proposal to declassify the Board demonstrates Starbucks Board of Directors commitment to good corporate governance practices. The Board believes that the annual election of directors is a primary means for shareholders to influence corporate governance policies and hold management accountable for implementing those policies.

We have a big opportunity in China. We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America.

We think we're on track to become one of the most recognizable brands in the world. We're in 35 markets already. There are some new markets that we're very interested in, such as Russia and Eastern Europe. India is another unique place to be in but it's not going to happen tomorrow. But at the same time, we're more focused on filling in the markets we're already in.

While we are a coffee company at heart, Starbucks provides much more than the best cup of coffee151we offer a community gathering place where people come together to connect and discover new things. We are always looking for innovative ways to surprise and delight our customers.

China traditionally has been a tea-drinking country but we turned them into coffee drinkers.

I would hope congressional leaders put this at the front of their agenda,

We have no alternative. This is not a philanthropic venture. We're not trying to make money, we just want to stop losing (money).

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.

Success in the United States is not an entitlement in China. You have to go there and earn it, and earn it the right way.

China's emerging as one of the centers of the world, if not the center of the world, ... If my kids were of very young ages today, I would be asking them, and encouraging them, to learn Chinese.

Providing our customers with innovative and unique ways to discover and acquire all genres of great music is another way we are enhancing the Starbucks Experience,

No market to date potentially has the opportunities for us that China ultimately will.

Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.