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Muhammad Yunus Quotes

Muhammad Yunus quotes

Economist June 28, 1940

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Muhammad Yunus quote: "I went to the bank and proposed that they lend money to the..."
I went to the bank and proposed that they lend money to the poor people. The bankers almost fell over. Muhammad Yunus
I believe that the emphasis on curbing population growth diverts attention from the more vital issue of pursuing policies that allow the population to take care of itself. Muhammad Yunus
I believe that we can create a poverty-free world because poverty is not created by poor people. It has been created and sustained by the economic and social systems that we have designed for ourselves; the institutions and concepts that make up that system; the policies that we pursue. Muhammad Yunus
But we have created a society that does not allow opportunities for those people to take care of themselves because we have denied them those opportunities. Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus quote: "Human beings are much bigger than just making money."
Human beings are much bigger than just making money. Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus quote: "They explained to me that the bank cannot lend money to poor..."
They explained to me that the bank cannot lend money to poor people because these people are not creditworthy. Muhammad Yunus
I made a list of people who needed just a little bit of money. And when the list was complete, there were 42 names. The total amount of money they needed was $27. I was shocked. Muhammad Yunus
Today, if you look at financial systems around the globe, more than half the population of the world - out of six billion people, more than three billion - do not qualify to take out a loan from a bank. This is a shame. Muhammad Yunus
..things are never as complicated as they seem. It is only our arrogance that prompts us to find unnecessarily complicated answers to simple problems. Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus quote: "I thought, if you can become an angel for 27 dollars. It would..."
I thought, if you can become an angel for 27 dollars. It would be fun to do more of it Muhammad Yunus
When we want to help the poor, we usually offer them charity. Most often we use charity to avoid recognizing the problem and finding the solution for it. Charity becomes a way to shrug off our responsibility. But charity is no solution to poverty. Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor. Charity allows us to go ahead with our own lives without worrying about the lives of the poor. Charity appeases our consciences. Muhammad Yunus
Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human rights issue, not as a question of simply increasing the gross national product (GNP). Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus quote: "Human beings have enormous resilience."
Human beings have enormous resilience. Muhammad Yunus
Like navigation markings in unknown waters, definitions of poverty need to be distinctive and unambiguous. A definition that is not precise is as bad as no definition at all. Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus quote: "The moment you say microfinance everybody wants to help you."
The moment you say microfinance everybody wants to help you. Muhammad Yunus

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