The essence of capitalism is expressed in two of its basic features: a) profit maximization and b) market competition. In their abstract formulations none of them was supposed to have anything conspiratorial against the poor. But in real life they turn out to be the "killers" of the poor - by making rich the richer and poor the poorer.

What we are trying to do is to create a social business in Bangladesh, a joint venture to create restaurants for common people. Good, healthy food at affordable prices so that people don't have to opt for food that is unhealthy and unhygienic.

Poverty does not belong in civilized human society. Its proper place is in a museum. That's where it will be.

Each of us has much more hidden inside us than we have had a chance to explore. Unless we create an environment that enables us to discover the limits of our potential, we will never know what we have inside of us.

Changes are products of intensive efforts.

This is not charity. This is business: business with a social objective, which is to help people get out of poverty.

They explained to me that the bank cannot lend money to poor people because these people are not creditworthy.