The poor,” I said, “are very creative. They know how to earn a living and how to change their lives. - Muhammad Yunus

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The poor,” I said, “are very creative. They know how to earn a living and how to change their lives.

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About Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস Muhammod Iunus) (born June 28, 1940) is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. He is the developer and founder of the concept of microcredit. In 2006, Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Native Name: মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস
Alternative Names: Professor Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Iunus
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There is no room in the economic literature for people making a living through self-employment, finding way to develop goods or services that they sell directly to those who need them. But in the real world, that's what you see the poor doing everywhere.

To me, it doesn’t make sense. The poorest of the poor work twelve hours a day. They need to sell and earn income to eat. They have every reason to pay you back, just to take another loan and live another day! That is the best security you can have — their life.” The manager shook his head. “You are an idealist, Professor. You live with books and theories.” “But

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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

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