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

My innovation involved taking an idea from the telecommunications and banking industries, and applying that idea to transportation business.

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

I’m not afraid to take a swing and miss.

A lot of the economy is indeed being supplied by goods that are produced offshore. And much of the reason for that is societal.

Leaders get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged.

A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible.