When you can hold the world in your palm and see it from a … - Muhammad Yunus

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When you can hold the world in your palm and see it from a bird’s eye view, you tend to become arrogant – you do not realize that when looking from such a great distance, everything becomes blurred, and that you end up imagining rather than really seeing things.

Muhammad Yunus

Banker to the Poor: The Story of the Grameen Bank · July 11, 2003 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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