The United States tax system today is very prejudiced towards financialization, leverage, and lack of investment. Frederick W. Smith financializationinvestmentlack Change image and share on social
I do not believe I could have built FedEx without the skills I learned from the Marine Corps. Frederick W. Smith buildcorpsfedex Change image and share on social
There is no free market for oil. It's controlled by a cartel, OPEC. Frederick W. Smith cartelcontrolfree Change image and share on social
My innovation involved taking an idea from the telecommunications and banking industries, and applying that idea to transportation business. Frederick W. Smith applybankbusiness Change image and share on social
My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills. Frederick W. Smith corpsindelibleleadership Change image and share on social
The biggest part of our business has always been moving things, not paper. With the Internet, people in Mississippi can buy things from Macedonia, without regard to time or place or quantity. Frederick W. Smith bigbusinessbuy Change image and share on social
I'm not afraid to take a swing and miss. Frederick W. Smith afraidmisswing Change image and share on social
I am not someone who tends to advocate for increased government involvement in the private sector. Frederick W. Smith advocategovernmentincrease Change image and share on social
Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something. Frederick W. Smith failurefearreason Change image and share on social
Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team. Frederick W. Smith abilityachieveboil share on social
