I grew up in a working class family where there was no health insurance. I saw first hand the fracturing of the American dream and the bitterness that comes when there is no hope and a lot of despair. So I wanted to build the company, in a sense, that my father never got a chance to work for.

Don't buy preground coffee.

Who wants a dream that's near-fetched?

Americans reading the paper, listening to the news every single day, and all you hear is things are getting worse and worse. And that has a psychological effect on consumer confidence. That's what consumer confidence is.

People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.

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

Starbucks is rekindling America's love affair with coffee, bringing romance and fresh flavor back to the brew.