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All I remember was being in the shower and him storming in, opening the shower, and then with his fists just beating me to a pulp. Blood dripped down into the shower, and I couldn't go to school for a couple of days.
— Howard Schultz, Howard Schultz says companies must do more than make money
The American people are exhausted. Their trust has been broken. And they are looking for a better choice.
— Howard Schultz, Starbucks' Howard Schultz 'seriously considering' independent bid for president
I want to see the American people win. I want to see America win. I don't care if you're a Democrat, independent, libertarian, Republican. Bring me your ideas.
— Howard Schultz, Starbucks' Howard Schultz 'seriously considering' independent bid for president
The rules of engagement in traditional marketing are over. Whether you are creating a brand, building one, or running a big one, you’d better understand social media, because there is a seismic shift in how people are gaining access to information and, as a result, how they are behaving.
More often than not I’ve taken the road less traveled.
I love our country, and I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent.
Success is very shallow if it doesn’t have emotional meaning.
Humility is something that unfortunately we have lost. I think in many ways America is losing its conscience as a result of the hate and the vitriol and the divisiveness that is being spewed by this president and his enablers. I believe that the majority of Americans do not hate each other.
— Howard Schultz, Howard Schultz talks politics with Gwyneth Paltrow — and people have a lot of feelings about it
You have to have a 100% belief in your core reason for being.
You have to be willing to fight for what you believe in.
You have to be authentic, you have to be true, and you have to believe in your heart that this is going to work.
To make up for some of the loss in manpower, BuzzFeed will lean more heavily on unpaid contributors and editorial fellows to make quizzes, sources said. This year, BuzzFeed will resurrect a fellowships program, but in an expanded form. Fellowships will last 12 months instead of three, and the number…
— Max Willens, Dented by layoffs, BuzzFeed charts a path to a sustainable business
If someone calls you via FaceTime, you will probably hear the call coming in, so it won’t be a complete surprise or really stealthy eavesdropping.
— Tony Bradley, How Freaked Out Should You Be About The Apple FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug?
Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and the entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager, and the clerk.
— Howard Schultz, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
No business can do well for its shareholders without first doing well by all the people its business touches.
— Howard Schultz, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
Success is not sustainable if it's defined by how big you become.
— Howard Schultz, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
I know, Jerry, that you are as human as the rest of us, if not more so.
— Paul D. Zimmerman, Rupert Pupkin, Robert De Niro, The King of Comedy
The more scribbled the name, the bigger the fame.
— Paul D. Zimmerman, Rupert Pupkin, Robert De Niro, The King of Comedy
I'm sure you can understand. Doing the kind of show I'm doing, it's mind-boggling. There's so much stuff that comes down... you can't keep your head clear. And if that's the case, I'm wrong. You're right. I'm wrong. If I'm wrong, I apologize. I'm just a human being... with all of the foibles and all…
— Paul D. Zimmerman, Rupert Pupkin, Robert De Niro, The King of Comedy