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Muhammad Yunus Quotes

Muhammad Yunus quotes about poor people

Economist June 28, 1940

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To me, the poor are like Bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a six-inch deep flower pot, you get a perfect replica of the tallest tree, but it is only inches tall. There is nothing wrong with the seed you planted; only the soil-base you provided was inadequate. Poor people are bonsai people. There is nothing wrong with their seeds. Only society never gave them a base to grow on. Muhammad Yunus
I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh. Muhammad Yunus
If we want to help poor people out, one way to do that is to help them explore and use their own capability. Human being is full of capacity full of capability, is a wonderful creation. But many people never get a chance to explore that, never, no that she nor he has that Muhammad Yunus
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 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
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

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