We Have A Big Opportunity In China.

I Was Born On The Other Side Of The Tracks, In Public Housing In Brooklyn, New York. My Dad Never Made More Than $20,000 A Year, And I Grew Up In A Family That Lost Health Insurance. So I Was Scarred At A Young Age With Understanding What It Was Like To Watch My Parents Lose Access To The American Dream.

Certainly The Caffeine In Coffee, Whether It's Starbucks Or Generic Coffee, Is Somewhat Of A Stimulant. But If You Drink It In Moderation, Which I Think Four Or Five Cups A Day Is, You're Fine.

Americans Reading The Paper, Listening To The News Every Single Day, And All You Hear Is Things Are Getting Worse And Worse. And That Has A Psychological Effect On Consumer Confidence. That's What Consumer Confidence Is.

Believe In Your Dreams And Dream Big. And Then After Youve Done That, Dream Bigger.

I Could've Just Walked Away But I Never Could Have Forgiven Myself To Allow Starbucks To Drift Into Mediocrity Or Not Be Relevant. I Just Couldn't Be A Bystander.