Howard Schultz Quotes

I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?

Most small business owners are not particularly sophisticated business people. That's not a criticism; they're passionate about cutting hair or cooking food, and that's why they got in the business, not because they have an MBA.

You've got to know business before you go to show business.

I didn't go to a business school. I didn't really study it.

Each co-operative institution will become a school of business in which each member will acquire a knowledge of the laws of trade and commerce.

I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.

I've always had an interest in business, and my interest in business has really expanded over the years.

I didn't go to business school, didn't care about financial stuff and the stock market.

Most regular, two-year MBA programs provide both experience and the capacity to link together the essential elements of management such as finance, marketing, organizational behavior, and operations.

If you're running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity. I think the principles of creative leadership apply everywhere, whether it's an advertising company or whether you're running a hospital.

In school I studied international business and marketing, so I've always been attracted to business.

I am a very hands-on person, and I like to be involved in driving my business.

I've worked in the business world and, as a futurist, the whole 20 years that I've led at Mosaic.

My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in.

It's much more difficult running a business than buying one.

My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did.

I never aspired to be a public figure. I have always been interested primarily in real business and the development of business strategies.

I've said it for four decades - work 'on' your business, not just 'in' your business!

Your own business growth and success depends on many things, and along that growing path, you are going to have to concede certain responsibilities and activities - whether for your accounting, your production, or day-to-day management.

I was a business major in college, so I knew economics.

When I looked into the mechanics of being a businessman, I found it wasn't rocket science.

I'm not into business at all.

I love the business of business; I love the risk raking.

In business, there's a constant focus on developing strategies, reviewing executive performance against those strategies each year, engaging with opposing or different points of view, and having intellectual dialogue.

I'm not looking to... I'd like to build my company and make a bigger company always, but I think in the behind the scenes arena is where I'd prefer to spend my time.