People can change their own lives, provided they have the right kind of institutional support. They're not asking … - Muhammad Yunus

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And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on.

Muhammad Yunus

People can change their own lives, provided they have the right kind of institutional support. They're not asking for charity, charity is no solution to poverty. Poverty is the creation of opportunities like everybody else has, not the poor people, so bring them to the poor people, so that they can change their lives.

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