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I didn't generate my success by being a prognosticator. I developed my reputation building our businesses by building great businesses and making them more efficient. Michael Lee-Chin

Success Great Building Reputation Our More Developed Generate Making Efficient Being Them Businesses

I wouldn't be where I am, if not for Jamaica. My formative years were here. I wouldn't have the confidence that I have if I wasn't born here, because growing up here I knew I could become anybody I wanted to become. There was no ceiling on top of me. Michael Lee-Chin

Doing business in Jamaica is not easy, but it is rewarding. Michael Lee-Chin

Business Easy Doing Rewarding Jamaica

I'm a novelist, editor, short story writer. I also teach, and I freelance sometimes as an arts consultant. Most of my books have been published by Warner Books, now known as Grand Central Books. Nalo Hopkinson

I love science fiction. There are ways in which this community kept me and my partner alive through some very, very bad years, and I will always acknowledge that. Nalo Hopkinson

Love Me Science Will Partner Community Ways Alive Bad Some Through Science Fiction Always Years Very Fiction Acknowledge Which Kept

Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York. Patrick Ewing

Great Great City City Brooklyn New Town York New York

Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready. Patrick Ewing

Pain Heals Ready Goes Whenever Body Swelling Away

Too much negotiating and not enough work on the court - that's what happened to me during the lockout. Too much talking and not enough training. I couldn't put in my usual offseason work routine. I think that all caught up to me, with my Achilles problems. Patrick Ewing

Work Me Training Problems Too Much Think Too Enough Negotiating Put Talking Court Caught Up Achilles Happened Much Usual Routine

I've been to the Hall of Fame many times, in grade school and high school. I had field trips to the Hall of Fame and taking tours of it. I just never thought about that one day I possibly might be in it. I think it'd be great. Patrick Ewing

Day Great School Thought Field Think One Day High Possibly High School About Trips Never Had Taking Tours Hall Been Fame Times Grade Grade School Just Might Many

I never knew what basketball was. I started playing on the playground. People used to laugh at me and joke at me because I was so tall and I didn't know the game and couldn't play it. Patrick Ewing

Me Game People Joke Laugh Never Knew Know Because Tall Used Play Started Playground Playing Basketball

Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open. Patrick Ewing

This means a lot. I'm being recognized for all the blood, sweat and tears I put into a 17-year career. Patrick Ewing

Tears Recognized Put Lot Blood Being Sweat Means Career

When I played with the Knicks, I was just as important or just as smart as any other of the guards I played with. I still had to call out plays, notice schemes, know the systems, do everything they had to do. Patrick Ewing

Smart Important Other Guards Everything Out Systems Schemes Had Knicks Know Call Still Any Just Notice Played Plays

Disciplined governments do not engage in the economic equivalent of binge eating followed by crash dieting. Peter Blair Henry

Eating Followed Economic Disciplined Equivalent Governments Dieting Crash Engage Binge

Economic growth creates jobs, and countries grow when they educate their people and pursue policies that encourage households to save, existing businesses to invest, and entrepreneurs to innovate and create new markets. Peter Blair Henry

People Innovate Markets Jobs Economic Pursue Entrepreneurs Invest Economic Growth Countries New Policies Households Educate Encourage Existing Create Creates Businesses Grow Growth Save

Just as an individual's ability to delay gratification at a young age is a powerful predictor of future academic and professional achievement, discipline is also central to the long-run economic health of nations. Peter Blair Henry

I think my wife would take objection to any characterization of me as perfect. Peter Blair Henry

Me Wife Think Characterization Would Objection Perfect Take Any

Fear of foreign domination in India led the Janata Party, in the 1970s, to push for partial Indian ownership of all multinational firms within the country. The result was a spectacular pullback, by companies such as IBM and Coca-Cola, and a stagnant economy. Peter Blair Henry

Fear Result Country Party Ownership India Indian Push Partial Economy Within Foreign Led Domination Stagnant Companies Coca-Cola Multinational Spectacular

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