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The poor taught me an entirely new economics.

Quote 109: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Poverty, Quotes

Whenever I needed a rule or a procedure in our work, I just looked at the conventional banks to see what they do in a similar situation. nbsp; Once I learned what they did, I just did the opposite. nbsp; That s how I got our rules.

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They said you cannot lend money to the poor and we have a bank and no penny missing.

Quote 107: Professor Muhammad Yunus, GrameenBank, Quotes

Conventional banks look for the rich; we look for the absolutely poor.

Quote 106: Professor Muhammad Yunus, GrameenBank, Quotes

Leaders don rsquo;t have time for the future because they rsquo;re too busy with the present.

Quote 105: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Politics, Quotes

Savar tragedy is a symbol of our failure as a nation. The crack in Rana Plaza that caused the collapse of the building has only shown us that if we don rsquo;t face up to the cracks in our state systems, that we as a nation will get...

Quote 104: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Politics, Quotes

What is a real leader? nbsp;A leader enjoys the company of other people and has an ability to inspire them. It rsquo;s not about power and giving orders. You may not carry a title or hold a position, but people will admire you for what you say, what...

Quote 103: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Politics, Quotes

I believe putting resources into improving the lives of poor people is a better strategy than spending it on guns.

Quote 102: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Politics, Quotes

It can be a crazy idea to transform a borrower-owned bank into a government-owned bank. Politics will creep into it. Whichever party is in power, they will use it to their political advantage rather than focus on helping the poor. nbsp;

Quote 101: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Quotes, Politics, Grameenbank

The theory is that everyone benefits from specialization. But in practice we see big countries taking over the economies of the poor countries, big companies taking over the small companies, and big companies becoming more powerful than the governments themselves. nbsp;

Quote 100: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Politics, Quotes
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