"This is not charity. This is business: business with a social objective, which is to help people get out of poverty."

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Source : "Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the World’s Poorest Citizens, Makes His Case". NBR Interview with Linda O’Bryon, knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu. March 9, 2005.

Muhammad Yunus

#Inspiration Quotes #People Quotes #Charity Quotes

“You go into a community and they will vote 80 percent to 20 percent in favor of a tougher Clean Air Act, but if you ask them to devote 20 minutes a year to having their car emissions inspected, they will vote 80 to 20 against it. We are a long way in this country from taking individual responsibility for the environmental problem.”
“Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.”
“The holocaust is the solution to the Jews final question”
“I like a lot of things that aren't good for me.”

Source : Carrie Jones (2010). “Need”, p.24, Bloomsbury Publishing
“The First Amendment, I think, is the jewel of our Constitution.”

Source : "Alito: Threat to Judicial Independence at Historic High" by Michael Scholl, October 4, 2006.
“In my mind, being overdressed is not a bad thing at all. What's the worst case scenario? That you are the best-dressed person in the room? Who cares!”
“I've always felt running is a form of meditation. Running enables us to stop our lives, to go out and find a safe place for ourselves.”
“Your goal should be something that feels really right, not forced. Make sure your goal resonates with whatâ€™s true for you.”

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