We create institutions and policies on the basis of the way we make assumptions about us and others. We accept the fact that we will always have poor people around us. So we have had poor people around us. If we had believed that poverty is unacceptable to us, and that it should not belong to a civilized society, we would have created appropriate institutions and policies to create a poverty-free world.

Credit markets were originally created to serve human needs; to provide businesses and individuals with capital to start or expand businesses or fulfill other financial needs.

I think, social business is the most logical thing to do. If we had done that, we could reduce all the problems we have.

I should never seek a job in my life, my mission in life is to create jobs. I am not a job seeker, I am a job giver.

The oneness of human beings is the basic ethical thread that holds us together.

We have to get out of this mindset that the rich will do the business and the poor will have the charity.

By simply capitalizing on core strengths and knowledge, companies and entrepreneurs can engage in an emerging business model that will enable them to create - and demonstrate - real, sustainable social impact in society.