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.

Sports was a great equalizer. It didn't have color. It didn't matter whether you were rich or poor, black or white. It really shaped me in many ways to be able to deal with a lot of different personalities and different cultures. Sports were the common thread.

California, in a sense, is almost Starbucks' largest country, with almost 3,000 stores.

If Vancouver did not succeed as Starbucks from '87 on, our entire international business, which is now thousands of stores and a significant amount of growth and profit, may not have existed.

We need to reinvent food at Starbucks. Less could be more.

Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.

Business leaders cannot be bystanders.