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.

Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.

My biggest concern is that America is drifting towards mediocrity and that people don't recognize - and by people I'm meaning Washington - don't recognize the sense of urgency and the fact that I don't think this is a crisis anymore. I think it's an emergency.

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

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.

Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after youve done that, dream bigger.

Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.