The United States tax system today is very prejudiced towards financialization, leverage, and lack of investment.
Frederick W. SmithI do not believe I could have built FedEx without the skills I learned from the Marine Corps.
Frederick W. SmithLeaders 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.
Frederick W. SmithIt is impossible to manage the health care requirements of tens of millions of American citizens at the federal level. It is impossible to manage all of the permutations of people's economic aspirations and lives through a complex tax code. It is impossible to try to second-guess the market. It is impossible, from a managerial standpoint, for the federal government to do the things it is trying to do today.
Frederick W. Smith