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What I learned in school, what I learned in the educational part of my life. Trying to acquire a kind of a bird's eye view. You drive hard and see everything. And that's called education because now you can see everything.
Muhammad Yunus
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Muhammad Yunus
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: June 28
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