Business Leaders Cannot Be Bystanders.

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.

The Growth Of The Company And The License That Starbucks Has Is To Participate In Other Food And Beverage Opportunities. We Have A Global Business... And In Many Parts Of The World, Tea Is Much, Much Bigger Than Coffee, And We're Going To Bring Tea And Bring Our Capability And Our Understanding Of What We've Done For Coffee To Tea.

There's An Energy And Excitement When You're Building A Company. You Have So Much Tail Wind. You're Planting New Seeds. But It's Also Scary, Because There's No Safety Net.

We Are Witnessing A Seismic Change In Consumer Behavior. That Change Is Being Brought About By Technology And The Access People Have To Information.

I Never Wanted To Be On Any Billionaires List. I Never Define Myself By Net Worth. I Always Try To Define Myself By My Values.