Muhammad Yunus Quotes

People don't need to become more aware of poverty - they need to know how to end it.

Trickle-down theories do not address the legitimate aspirations of the poor. We must lift those at the bottom so that poverty is erased from the dictionary of modern India.

If we are serious about breaking cycles of poverty, we have to change this (economy).

Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty.

You can't lift people out of poverty simply by tweaking the tax system, or by raising the minimum wage by a few cents, or by reducing student debt slightly. These might be necessary components of a larger anti-poverty program, but you have to accept they are pieces of a much larger puzzle.

For as long as I am alive, I will not rest in my desire to lead my people out of an abyss of corruption and poverty.

Poverty is not inevitable. It is a human ill that we can fight if we decide to do so together.

Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs, ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans, especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty.

Taking responsible steps to reduce poverty is not merely a moral imperative but an economic one.

I would like to solemnly reaffirm, that poverty is not a fatality.

I want to eradicate poverty. I think that there's a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank.

Hey, you got something going here. I think we've got a chance for some progressive policy that actually focuses on poor and working people.

For the first time in America's history, poverty is on the run.

We will not rest until this war [on poverty] is won.

A universal voucher program would change the face of poverty in this country.

There should be whole-hearted, full commitment to remove poverty - only we are doing it.

Irrespective of economic theories, we will take decisions in the larger interest of the poor people.

It is our sacred obligation to eliminate the curse of poverty in the shortest possible time. This is non-negotiable for the Republic.

Ending extreme poverty is possible.

Merely slogans and statements will not remove poverty.

Rather than engineering our economies solely to maximise GDP, Africa's business and political leaders must build economies explicitly designed to end poverty and inequality.

We need a better strategy for poor people...because what we're doing isn't working.

Can we not wage a war and emerge victorious against poverty. Let us defeat poverty.

A few years ago the idea that extreme poverty was harmful was on the fringes of the economic and political debate. But having made the case we are now seeing an emerging consensus among business leaders, economic leaders, political leaders and even faith leaders.

In a world of massive wealth and income inequality, Europe must support Greece’s efforts to build an economy which creates more jobs and income, not more unemployment and suffering.