Whatever You Do, Don't Play It Safe.

I Think There Is Probably No Better Person To Aspire To Emulate Than Steve Jobs And What He Has Done At Apple In Terms Of His Leadership, His Innovation, Not Settling For Mediocrity.

Sports Was A Great Equalizer. It Didn't Have Color. It Didn't Matter Whether You Were Rich Or Poor, Black Or White. It Really Shaped Me In Many Ways To Be Able To Deal With A Lot Of Different Personalities And Different Cultures. Sports Were The Common Thread.

It's One Thing To Dream, But When The Moment Is Right, You've Got To Be Willing To Leave What's Familiar And Go Out To Find Your Own Sound.

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.

Even Though People Are Under Economic Pressure, They Still Want To Support Those Brands With Values That Are Compatible With Their Own.