I never wanted to be on any billionaires list. I never define myself by net worth. I always try to define myself by my values.

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

Success is the by-product when you work toward the target.

I think that sometimes the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, is this gray line between will, passion and self-belief that says, 'I'm going to do this'.

I honestly never dreamed at the time that I would one day own the Starbucks and or be in a position where we would have more than 10,000 stores around the world. It has just been an incredible journey for all of us.

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 was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.