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

With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption, and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast Asia presents a compelling growth opportunity for Starbucks.

Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.

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

People in Washington need to put their feet in the shoes of working Americans.

The future of America is not an entitlement. We have been given a treasure chest of gifts and opportunities, but some people are being left behind, and success is not sustainable unless it is shared.

If you put on a lousy production with white actors, it's lousy. There is a problem, or can be, at this stage of our social evolution, with mixing the casts. It may not be a question of race so much as class. You would rarely find a black man in a high executive position where he was swinging his weight around.