I avoid grandiose plans. I start with a small piece that I can do. I go to the root of the problem and then work around it. It's building brick by brick.

When you say vision you have a track that this is what I would like to say.

I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh.

I went to the bank and proposed that they lend money to the poor people. The bankers almost fell over.

A culture that holds people back should and can be changed.

The fact that the poor are alive is clear proof of their ability.

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.