But when you really believe-in yourself, in your dream-you just have to do everything you possibly can to take control and make your vision a reality. No great achievement happens by luck.

Beverages have to be created. And they're created by looking at what trend is in, say, the fashion industry - what color's hot right now.

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

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'.

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

You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.

If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible.