Early on I realized that I had to hire people smarter and more qualified than I was in a number of different fields, and I had to let go of a lot of decision-making. I can't tell you how hard that is. But if you've imprinted your values on the people around you, you can dare to trust them to make the right moves.

I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have.

I'm much more concerned about America than the Democratic Party.

Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.

The entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well.

The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.

If you look at coffee, tea, food and juice, we think there are inherent opportunities. If you look at health bars or grab-and-go products that are in our stores, we think we can significantly enhance them and make them more widely available.