75 Starbucks Quotes for You to Enjoy

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. Howard Schultz

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I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse. We must maintain a value proposition to our customers as well as differentiate the Starbucks Experience. That is the key. Howard Schultz

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

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

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With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption, and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast Asia presents a compelling growth opportunity for Starbucks. Howard Schultz

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Do I take criticism of Starbucks personally? Of course I do. Howard Schultz

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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. Howard Schultz

Starbucks has changed the rules of engagement for the music industry. Howard Schultz

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People have come to me over the years and said to me: 'I admire the culture of Starbucks. Can you come give a speech and help us turn our culture around?' I wish it were that easy. Turning a culture around is very difficult to do because it's based on a series of many, many decisions, and the organization is framed by those decisions. Howard Schultz

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The response to the Starbucks brand has been phenomenal in our international markets. Howard Schultz

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California, in a sense, is almost Starbucks' largest country, with almost 3,000 stores. Howard Schultz

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I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse. Howard Schultz

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Starbucks has stores in America in many, many communities that are governed by many, many different municipalities. Starbucks cannot dictate to a municipality in Cincinnati or Kansas City or Sacramento how or why or when there should be a recycling program. Howard Schultz

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Our history is based on extending the brand to categories within the guardrails of Starbucks. Howard Schultz

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

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Buying coffee on the street instead of in a Starbucks is the poor man's way to get rich. In other words, you will never get rich by scratching out ten cents from your dollar. James Altucher

Los Angeles fashion is the Starbucks of the modeling world. Janice Dickinson

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I got to do something I never do, which is go to Starbucks and read 'The New York Times' until 7 a.m. I took my daughter to school on the East Side, which was a lot of fun. And I admit I played Call of Duty, one of those war video games. Joe Scarborough

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I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when I'm in Starbucks. Katee Sackhoff

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