I'm finding that knocking at their mindsets is hard work. A simple knock will not make it crawl. I was trying to push it. I was trying to find a bird's eye view where I could find a big solution. So this is what I was trying.

We prepare our students for jobs and careers, but we don't teach them to think as individuals about what kind of world they would create.

What good does the theory [of economics] do if it is not working for people?

I believe that we can create a poverty-free world because poverty is not created by poor people. It has been created and sustained by the economic and social systems that we have designed for ourselves; the institutions and concepts that make up that system; the policies that we pursue.

If the basic structure of Grameen is changed, the worry is that the poor women who are the rightful owners of the bank will be disenfranchised.

In the future the question will not be, "Are people credit-worthy", but rather, "Are banks people-worthy?"

Women have plans for themselves, for their children, about their home, the meals. They have a Vision. A man wants to enjoy himself.