To Be An Enduring, Great

Success Is Empty If You Arrive At The Finish Line Alone.

I Realize That Idealism Is Out Of Sync With The Cynicism Of Our Age. Skepticism Has Come To Be Synonymous With Sophistication, And Glibness Is Mistaken For Intelligence. In Such An Atmosphere, Why Bother Aiming High? Far Too Many People Don't. I Just Want To Reassure People To Have The Courage To Persevere, To Keep Following Their Hearts Even When Others Scoff. Don't Be Beaten Down By Naysayers. Don't Let The Odds Scare You From Even Trying.

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.

I Think Starbucks Created A Platform And, Ultimately, A Runway For Many Other Companies To Emulate. I Suspect If We Had Not Achieved What We Have, There Would Have Been Many Regional Brands That Would Have Succeeded. But I'm Not Sure There Would Have Been A National Brand Of The Scope Of Starbucks.

If You Don't Love What You're Doing With Unbridled Passion And Enthusiasm, You're Not Going To Succeed When You Hit Obstacles.