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
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. Muhammad Yunus bangladeshcircumstanceidea Change image and share on social
Human beings have enormous resilience. Muhammad Yunus beingenormoushuman Change image and share on social
Making money is a happiness. And that's a great incentive. Making other people happy is a super-happiness. Muhammad Yunus greathappinesshappy Change image and share on social
Civilization has given us enormous successes: going to the moon, technology. But then this is the civilisation that took us to debt, environmental crisis, every single crisis. We need a civilization where we say goodbye to these things. Muhammad Yunus civilisationcivilizationcrisis share on social
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
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. Muhammad Yunus bankbasicchange Change image and share on social
What we need is to think strategically about development, analyzing a country's potential role in its region and the world in search of opportunities for growth. Platforms like the Global Social Business Summit can facilitate the process on bringing about change. Muhammad Yunus analyzebringbusiness share on social
