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I had no idea that I would eve...

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.

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There is the expression of sel...

There is the expression of selfishness and there is the expression of selflessness - but economists or theoreticians never touched that part. They said: 'Go and become a philanthropist.' I said, 'No, I can do that in the business world, create a different kind of business - a business based on selflessness.'

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Business money is limitless....

Business money is limitless.

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Human beings have enormous res...

Human beings have enormous resilience.

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They explained to me that the ...

They explained to me that the bank cannot lend money to poor people because these people are not creditworthy.

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Today, the concept of business...

Today, the concept of business is to make money. Making money is the name of the business.

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I made a list of people who ne...

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.

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There are cultural issues ever...

There are cultural issues everywhere - in Bangladesh, Latin America, Africa, wherever you go. But somehow when we talk about cultural differences, we magnify those differences.

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Access to quality education ha...

Access to quality education has enabled me to reach far beyond the Bangladeshi village I grew up in.

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If the basic structure of Gram...

If the basic structure of Grameen is changed, the worry is that the poor women who are the rightful owners of the bank will be disenfranchised.

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Long live Grameen Bank. Let th...

Long live Grameen Bank. Let the power of poor women prevail.

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Making money is a happiness. A...

Making money is a happiness. And that's a great incentive. Making other people happy is a super-happiness.

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Microcredit has shown how you ...

Microcredit has shown how you can reach out to people that conventional banking cannot. It has demonstrated that it's a doable proposition.

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Poverty is the absence of all ...

Poverty is the absence of all human rights. The frustrations, hostility and anger generated by abject poverty cannot sustain peace in any society.

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The moment you say microfinanc...

The moment you say microfinance everybody wants to help you.

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Truly affordable but high-qual...

Truly affordable but high-quality health care tools and services are the only means by which quality health care can be provided to all.

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All human beings are born entr...

All human beings are born entrepreneurs. Some get a chance to unleash that capacity. Some never got the chance, never knew that he or she has that capacity.

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All human beings are very crea...

All human beings are very creative - full of potential, full of energy... So, money kind of allows them to express it... And if you're successful, you can take more money. You can expand your capacity, reach next level of capacity, and so on.

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By simply capitalizing on core...

By simply capitalizing on core strengths and knowledge, companies and entrepreneurs can engage in an emerging business model that will enable them to create - and demonstrate - real, sustainable social impact in society.

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Capitalism has been interprete...

Capitalism has been interpreted as an exclusively profit-centric human engagement. Some have been saying to bring people and planet into the picture. This can be a good change, but it is still not fully operationalized. Are you putting people, planet and profit at the same level?

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