My father had a series of blue-collar jobs and never made more than $20,000 a year. When I was seven, he got injured on a job. That was a very important point - because of the injury, he couldn't walk, and the company he was working for did not pay him. There was no compensation. So there was no money and no food.

There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path we are choosing is right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead.

I'm optimistic about the country; I'm optimistic about the American people.

Success in the United States is not an entitlement in China. You have to go there and earn it, and earn it the right way.

When you're building a business or joining a company you have to be transparent, you can't have two sets of information for two sets of people.

When it comes to Starbucks, I take every threat very personally.

Anybody can leverage celebrity for profit.