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

Frederick W. Smith

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Frederick W. Smith
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: August 11
Businessperson
Chief Executive Officer
Entrepreneur
Military Officer
Marks
Mississippi
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Frederick Wallace Smith
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