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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Gary's leadership transformed FedEx Kinko's into a global network offering the industry's broadest range of business services and helped change the way business is done in the digital age. I have the utmost confidence that Ken will take FedEx Kinko's to new heights by building on this outstanding record of innovation and service to our customers.