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A good Christian is a velvet-...

A good Christian is a velvet-covered brick.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

I’m not afraid to take a swin...

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

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

It is impossible to manage th...

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.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

A Yale University management ...

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.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

Information about the package...

Information about the package is as important as the package itself.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

Fear of failure must never be...

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

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

If you look historically, wha...

If you look historically, what creates growth and wealth is innovation and investment, and increase in scale - more customers.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

The tax rate of 35 percent is...

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 Smith 23 quotes

I do not believe I could have...

I do not believe I could have built FedEx without the skills I learned from the Marine Corps.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

Beginning in 1973 and then ac...

Beginning in 1973 and then acts in '77, '78, 1980, 1994 and then into the 21st century in the international arena, governments have steadily gotten out of the transportation business.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

A lot of the economy is indee...

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

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

Leadership is simply the abil...

Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

There is no free market for o...

There is no free market for oil. It's controlled by a cartel, OPEC.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

Every time we make an investm...

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

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

My four years in the Marine Co...

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

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

Leadership is simply the abili...

Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

I am not someone who tends to ...

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

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

The only real failure in life ...

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

Fear of failure must never be ...

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

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

A Yale University management p...

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.

Frederick Smith 23 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....