Frederick W. Smith
Frederick W. Smith
Frederick Wallace "Fred" Smith, is the founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx, originally known as Federal Express.The company is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 August 1944
CountryUnited States of America
Frederick W. Smith quotes about
We're forecasting it will get better, but we'd like to see it get better faster,
concerns continued economic global overall
In the near-term, there are economic concerns but overall we see continued improvements in the global economy.
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My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.
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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.
incentives corporations 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.
oil opec cartels
There is no free market for oil. It's controlled by a cartel, OPEC.
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If you look historically, what creates growth and wealth is innovation and investment, and increase in scale - more customers.