I have always said that human beings are multidimensional beings. Their happiness comes from many sources, not, as our current economic framework assumes, just from making money. Muhammad Yunus assumebeingcurrent Change image and share on social
I believe terrorism cannot be won over by military action. Terrorism must be condemned in the strongest language. We must stand solidly against it, and find all the means to end it. We must address the root causes of terrorism to end it for all time to come. Muhammad Yunus actionaddresscondemn share on social
Access to quality education has enabled me to reach far beyond the Bangladeshi village I grew up in. Muhammad Yunus accessbangladeshieducation Change image and share on social
I was born in 1940 in Hathazari, Chittagong, which is now part of Bangladesh. Education was always important to my parents, and with what little we had, they were able to provide an education for their children. Muhammad Yunus bangladeshbearchild share on social
Money commands everything because that's our interpretation of capitalism... what kind of world is that? It's a very uncomfortable interpretation of a human being. We have been turned into robots. Muhammad Yunus capitalismcommandhuman Change image and share on social
I wanted to give money to people like this woman so that they would be free from the moneylenders to sell their product at the price which the markets gave them - which was much higher than what the trader was giving them. Muhammad Yunus freegivehigh share on social
We have designed a capitalist system wrong. We assume human beings are one-dimensional, all they do is make money, so we've created a money-centric world. Muhammad Yunus assumebeingcapitalist Change image and share on social
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. Muhammad Yunus bearbeingcapacity Change image and share on social
Here we were talking about economic development, about investing billions of dollars in various programs, and I could see it wasn't billions of dollars people needed right away. Muhammad Yunus billiondevelopmentdollar Change image and share on social
Long live Grameen Bank. Let the power of poor women prevail. Muhammad Yunus bankgrameenlive Change image and share on social
