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" Long live Grameen Bank. Let the power of poor women prevail. "

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" Access to quality education has enabled me to reach far beyond the Bangladeshi village I grew up in. "

" Making money is a happiness. And that's a great incentive. Making other people happy is a super-happiness. "

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" The Grameen Bank Ordinance with amendments up to 2008 is a beautiful legal structure for the fulfillment of the ideals and objectives of the bank. Any change in this structure will be devastating for the bank. "

" What we are trying to do is to create a social business in Bangladesh, a joint venture to create restaurants for common people. Good, healthy food at affordable prices so that people don't have to opt for food that is unhealthy and unhygienic. "

" Truly affordable but high-quality health care tools and services are the only means by which quality health care can be provided to all. "

" Human beings are much bigger than just making money. "

" The profit orientation is only one orientation of a person. The same people who are interested in profit-making are also selfless. I am not saying that capitalist theory is wrong. I am saying that it has not been interpreted and practiced fully. "

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