Starbucks Quotes - Page 6

• There's this myth that has been exacerbated by others that Starbucks means a $4 cup of coffee, which is not true.

  Howard Schultz

  Coffee, Mean, Cups

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• I believe in love — yes, I'm one of those girls. Most of my friends believe in love. I went out with Katy Perry last night. She's so fun and awesome, but it's cool to see someone older believe in love too. She is all about it, and that's how I will always be. I believe in stories like, 'Oh, I met him in Starbucks.'

  Selena Gomez

  Girl, Fun, Believe

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• I could've just walked away but I never could have forgiven myself to allow Starbucks to drift into mediocrity or not be relevant. I just couldn't be a bystander.

  Howard Schultz

  Bystanders, Mediocrity, Relevant

  "Starbucks legend delivers recovery by thinking smaller". Interview with David Teather, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2010.

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• We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our customers. That is my new battle cry. Live and breathe Starbucks the way our customers do.

  Howard Schultz

  Shoes, Battle, Needs

  "Starbucks fix". Interview with Andy Serwer, archive.fortune.com. January 18, 2008.

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• I wrote all four of my books at Starbucks.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Book, Four

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• More than anything else, technology will pave the way for innovative change at Starbucks. The bulk of Starbucks' innovation over the next several years will be technology-focused.

  Howard Schultz

  Technology, Years, Innovation

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• I need some Starbucks. What about you? (Cassandra) Always game for java. Give me ground-up beans or give me death. (Katra)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Games, Giving, Needs

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• Brighid’s eyes flashed with a blue flame, and I wondered if she had learned to do that just so she could compete with the Morrigan’s red flashes. Maybe I should try to figure out how to make my eyes flash green so I could freak out the baristas at Starbucks. “No, you foolish mortal,” I’d say as my eyes glowed, “I ordered a nonfat latte.

  Kevin Hearne

  Eye, Blue, Flames

  Kevin Hearne (2011). “Hexed: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Two”, p.163, Del Rey

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• We woke up one day, and all the sudden Starbucks was in the middle of this political crossfire between the people who want to bring a gun into Starbucks and the people who want to prevent it. It is a very difficult, fragile situation.

  Howard Schultz

  Gun, People, Political

  "Exclusive: Starbucks CEO Says Guns at Odds with Vision for Company" by Terry Morgan and Charles Herman, abcnews.go.com. April 2, 2010.

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• If you want to get an advance machine tool job today, you need to know calculus. We know a lot of people don't, we can't expect everyone to know calculus, what do we do? We created a huge bubble that created a huge number of jobs to build houses and to be in retail. You don't have to have a lot of skills to work in the new Gap store that opened, at the latest Starbucks branch, or to hammer a nail for a new house.

  Thomas Friedman

  Jobs, Skills, Numbers

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• he card companies will often, as a courtesy, honor that credit card, but hit you with a penalty. And you keep swiping your card for $3 at Starbucks for your latté, and you're getting hit with a $25 penalty because it's over your credit limit.

  Richard Thaler

  Over You, Honor, Cards

  Source: bigthink.com

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• I see a cute guy in Starbucks and I'm like... 'Oh, okay,' and I walk out. But who knows? Maybe I will ask somebody on a date soon!

  Shay Mitchell

  Cute, Guy, Okay

  "Exclusive Shay Mitchell Interview" by Ellen Collis, Slide 5, www.seventeen.com. December 22, 2011.

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• On the broad spectrum of solitude, I lean toward the extreme end: I work alone, as well as live alone, so I can pass an entire day without uttering so much as a hello to another human being. Sometimes a day's conversation consists of only five words, uttered at the local Starbucks: 'Large coffee with milk, please.

  Caroline Knapp

  Coffee, Solitude, Milk

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• In my ideal world there would be 99% unemployment for actors, and I would be the 1% that's employed. I hear about somebody getting a job at Starbucks and I get jealous.

  Hamish Linklater

  Jobs, Jealous, Would Be

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• I like to stay hydrated with water throughout the day and snack on apples, but my guilty pleasure would definitely be a caramel macchiato from Starbucks!

  Janel Parrish

  Snacks, Apples, Water

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• People refuse to believe that I've never been to Starbucks or Disneyland.

  Edward Ruscha

  Believe, People, Refuse

  Interview with Ossian Ward, www.timeout.com. February 12, 2008.

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• I'm used to very low-budget situations. In 'The Exploding Girl,' we were literally changing in Starbucks because we didn't have trailers.

  Zoe Kazan

  Girl, Used, Lows

  Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. May 05, 2010.

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• We are deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, .. Starbucks has a long tradition of striving to bring together people and communities where we do business. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and many others impacted by this natural disaster; our prayers and thoughts are with all the families who have lost loved ones.

  Howard Schultz

  Prayer, Lost Love, Condolences

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• I want to change the color of Starbucks from green to red. Whose job was it to say, This is going to be green? I want that to be my job.

  Theophilus London

  Jobs, Color, Green

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• What I would hope to do is painting, because I don't think I'm qualified for anything else. My last job would be babysitting, so I don't think Starbucks would even hire me.

  Kristin Bauer van Straten

  Jobs, Thinking, Would Be

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Life is the same. It would be the same thing if I were still working at Starbucks, having to deal with a manager, and a shift manager. This is a job.

  Azealia Banks

  Jobs, Would Be, Life Is

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• Certainly the caffeine in coffee, whether it's Starbucks or generic coffee, is somewhat of a stimulant. But if you drink it in moderation, which I think four or five cups a day is, you're fine.

  Howard Schultz

  Coffee, Thinking, Four

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• I often joke with my audiences that I make most of my income on a ski pole. People smile but they get my point. You need to make time for your genius to flow. We get our creative bursts, those idea torrents that take our business and personal lives to the next level, while we are skiing or drinking coffee in a Starbucks or walking in the woods or meditation with a sunrise. Those pursuits are not a waste of time. Creativity comes when you are relaxed, happy and enjoying the moment. And when it comes, it brings ideas that rock your world.

  Robin Sharma

  Drinking, Coffee, Creativity

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• As soon as I go into a Starbucks I take off my sunglasses. I want to be recognised and I want free coffee.

  Gerard Way

  Coffee, Sunglasses, Want

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• If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they'd get along OK, but they'd both probably walk out of the Starbucks shaking their heads and saying to themselves, “That guy is kinda delusional.”

  A. J. Jacobs

  Coffee, Self, Guy

  A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.7, Simon and Schuster

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