A.G. Howard Quotes
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.
Our history is based on extending the brand to categories within the guardrails of Starbucks.
Often, organizations need bold, grand gestures to galvanize people towards a new mission or refocus their attention.
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.
Managing a business, small or large, today requires an extremely disciplined, thoughtful approach with regard to the pressure that people are under.
Post-9/11, we saw an immediate uptick in the amount of people in our stores, all over the country. People wanted that human connection. We are not going to fracture the Starbucks experience.
The leaders in Washington have got to come together in a bipartisan way and do the right thing for the people who are being left behind. We cannot have an America that is only based on the wealthy.
The history of drawing is a history of 'realities'. Every age has its own conceptions, held to be true at that time, believed to be true for all times.
I like to innovate. To me, if it's worth doing something, it's worth doing it well. Do something that's going to demand attention and notice.
I like to do a lot of research on all of the films I work on. So, I like to read a lot. That's always an interesting part of it with me.
I always go back to the original material. I want a good connection as the composer and writer of the score to the director and to the source material. It's really important.
The underlying aim of practice . .is to create certainty through the development of high-quality listening.
Good listening is always the first step in the process that creates technique and capability
As soon as effective listening takes place, the ear identifies what needs to be done and guides the techniques search for a solution
. . when the initial excitement of playing starts to evaporate, good habits are needed to sustain the learning process.
To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among the magnates of the game.
Here's what happens when you die--you sit in a box and get eaten by worms. I guarantee you that when you die, nothing cool happens.
I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated.
I've always thought that a name says a lot about a person. So naturally, being named Howard, I always wanted to crawl into a hole.
I'm about being funny. If I can make a joke using profanity, I will. But for the most part, that can get awfully old and boring.
I really didn't know much about the Libertarians. I knew they were for less government and more individual freedom. I liked that.
There are things that I won't do on the radio. I mean, the next logical question is, what won't you do. I say, well, you know, you've got to find out when you're on the air.
Every time I went on the radio, I would take the crummiest radio station, the station that was like a toilet bowl. I would go on there and build up the ratings, so you couldn't do any worse.
It causes me great pain to sue the company I work for. Nevertheless, I had to do it. Suffice it to say, there's a dispute and I believe I haven't been given what is mine.
My show was revolutionary, ground-breaking. When I came on the scene, people were not doing a thing.
I'm a parent, and I regulate what my kids listen to. I don't need the government to be the parent. If I'm a crappy parent, then I need the government involved.
