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The mantra of the National Co...

The mantra of the National Commercial Bank is 'building a better Jamaica.' If this bank is going to be everlastingly successful, it has to take on the ailments of this society.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

Life is not linear; you have ...

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the trough that defines you.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

I didn't generate my success ...

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 14 quotes

My wealth came from growing b...

My wealth came from growing businesses. I had wealth, but not liquidity. Basically I transferred illiquid shares of AIC for liquid shares of Manulife. Now I'm the biggest individual shareholder of Manulife.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

Life is not linear; you have ...

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

The philosophy to 'buy and ho...

The philosophy to 'buy and hold' is a philosophy that I use to manage funds.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

I'm making a case against how...

I'm making a case against how money managers are handling customers' money. The objective of the customer is not being met if the fund managers are diversifying their assets into hundreds of businesses. If they do this, they are typically performing close to the indexes. But that's not the way wealth is created.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

My first playpen was a cardbo...

My first playpen was a cardboard box.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

You can't look at the intrins...

You can't look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn't give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn't give you dividends.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

Gold is a commodity; over the...

Gold is a commodity; over the long run, as we look back, it has not been a good investment. You can't look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn't give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn't give you dividends.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

I wouldn't have become an eng...

I wouldn't have become an engineer, I wouldn't have done what I did, had a hand not been held out to me. I have to remember who helped me when I needed help. The people of Jamaica helped me. I can't forget that. I would be ungrateful if I forgot.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

I wouldn't be where I am, if ...

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 14 quotes

Private equity has been the p...

Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

From an early age my mother t...

From an early age my mother told me that there were so many of us that if I was to get anything in life I would have to get it myself. So I did.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

If people perceive themselves...

If people perceive themselves as having very little opportunities to be fulfilled, then it cheapens their life and outlook. The solution is to reverse it; make sure they know opportunities abound.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

You must look like a money pe...

You must look like a money person for clients to trust you.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

Doing business in Jamaica is n...

Doing business in Jamaica is not easy, but it is rewarding.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

Life is not linear; you have u...

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the trough that defines you.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

I wouldn't have become an engi...

I wouldn't have become an engineer, I wouldn't have done what I did, had a hand not been held out to me. I have to remember who helped me when I needed help. The people of Jamaica helped me. I can't forget that. I would be ungrateful if I forgot.

Michael Lee-Chin 14 quotes

I wouldn't be where I am, if n...

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 14 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...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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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....