Author: Frederick W. Smith

Quotes

A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.

A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.

- Frederick W. Smith

I am not someone who tends to advocate for increased government involvement in the private sector.

I am not someone who tends to advocate for increased government involvement in the private sector.

- Frederick W. Smith

The tax rate of 35 percent is impossible to provide an incentive to the large corporations, that have $1.7 trillion offshore, to put their money back in the United States.

The tax rate of 35 percent is impossible to provide an incentive to the large corporations, that have $1.7 trillion offshore, to put their money back in the United States.

- Frederick W. Smith

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

- Frederick W. Smith

Every time we make an investment decision at FedEx, we ask ourselves: 'What is the return on this investment?'

Every time we make an investment decision at FedEx, we ask ourselves: 'What is the return on this investment?'

- Frederick W. Smith

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

- Frederick W. Smith

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