"Natural inclinations are assisted and reinforced by education, but they are hardly ever altered or overcome."
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"If we are looking for one single action which will enable the poor to overcome their poverty, I would focus on credit"
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"To overcome poverty and the flaws of the economic crisis in our society, we need to envision our social life. We have to free our mind, imagine what has never happened before and write social fiction. We need to imagine things to make them happen. If you don't imagine, it will never happen."
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"Habit can overcome anything but instinct, and can greatly modify even that."
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