"Like food, credit is a human right." -- Muhammed Yunus

    The premise behind Muhammed Yunus’ entire life work can be summed up in this one statement.  Following are a few more quotes that will give you a broader picture of his viewpoint.  In his book, Banker To The Poor, he tells how, by using what was at hand, he built a structure that gave the inhabitants of one of the poorest countries in the world a foothold out of abject poverty.  If you read his entire book it will alter your thinking forever.

 "Human beings are extremely creative and resilient, especially when they are operating within an institutional framework that encourages and supports their actions." --Muhammed Yunus 

"The momentum for change is clearly in place. …  The real question is whether these changes will bring the human race closer to or farther away from desirable social and economic conditions." --Muhammed Yunus 

"Even today we don’t pay serious attention to the issue of poverty, because the powerful remain relatively untouched by it.  Most people distance themselves from the issue [of poverty] by saying that if the poor worked harder, they wouldn’t be poor."--Muhammed Yunus

 "Eliminating poverty will be so much easier if social entrepreneurs can take up the challenge of ending poverty and if social investors can use their investment money to support the work of social entrepreneurs." --Muhammed Yunus 

Banker To The Poor, Public Affairs Books, New York, © 1999, 2003, 2007 by Muhammed Yunus
The above quotes can be found on p. 259, 198, 247, 248, 253