It 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.

A good Christian is a velvet-covered brick.

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.

I paid every effort to seek deregulation throughout FEDEX's start-up and expansion periods, because the biggest impediment to our growth was the government regulations that restricted new entry into the air cargo market.

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

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