"People should wake up in the morning and say 'I am not a job seeker, I am a job-creator."
"If we are looking for one single action which will enable the poor to overcome their poverty, I would go for credit. Money is power. I have been arguing that credit should be accepted as a human right. If we can come up with a system which allows everybody access to credit while ensuring excellent repayment - I can give you a guarantee that poverty will not last long."
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Source: Talk Asia Interview, www.cnn.com. November 20, 2007.
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