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It's very difficult when you have learned something a certain way. Not only your mind absorbs it your eyes also are trained to see in a certain way because eyes are only as good as you've been trained to see.
Muhammad Yunus
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Muhammad Yunus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: June 28
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I was an economist now turning into a human being - as if these are two different things. I don't know but I did that and then I had no vision.
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The process of breaking down fear was always my greatest challenge and it was made easier by the careful work and gentle voices of my female workers.
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