Top 136 Quotes by Howard Schultz

About Howard Schultz

These are some quotes by American author Howard Schultz Businessman, who was born on July 19, 1953.

Profitability is a shallow goal if it doesn't have a real purpose, and the purpose has to be share the profits with others.

Profitability is a shallow goal if it doesn't have a real purpose, and the purpose has to be share the profits with others.

Howard Schultz

In the 1960s, if you were a blue collar worker or uneducated, and you had an injury on the job, the company basically dismissed you.

In the 1960s, if you were a blue collar worker or uneducated, and you had an injury on the job, the company basically dismissed you.

Howard Schultz

When you start a company, it's a singular focus. You have the wind at your back.

When you start a company, it's a singular focus. You have the wind at your back.

Howard Schultz

My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.

My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.

Howard Schultz

I can't imagine a day without coffee. I can't imagine!

I can't imagine a day without coffee. I can't imagine!

Howard Schultz

We live in an age where everything is based on the short term.

We live in an age where everything is based on the short term.

Howard Schultz

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.

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.

Howard Schultz

On balance, I am a supporter of the minimum wage going up. We've got to be very careful what we wish for because some employers - and there could be a lot of them - will be scared away from hiring new people or creating incremental hours for part-time people as a result of that wage going up.

Howard Schultz

My mother taught me something at a young age - she said 'you are the company you keep'. To define yourself by some label or some level of resources - that's pretty shallow.

My mother taught me something at a young age - she said 'you are the company you keep'. To define yourself by some label or some level of resources - that's pretty shallow.

Howard Schultz

We can't wait for Washington. Business leaders are going to have to galvanize their own constituencies and do everything they can to demonstrate confidence in the economy, and I think that can be contagious.

Howard Schultz

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