We would take something old and tired and common - coffee - and weave a sense of romance … - Howard Schultz

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I told my wife a man is like wine, he gets better with age. She locked me in the cellar.

Howard Schultz

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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I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place, and as a result of that, the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it.

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The lifeblood of job creation in America is small business, but they can't get access to credit.

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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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The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.

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