Quote by: Muhammad Yunus

To me, the poor are like Bonsai trees. When you plant the best seed of the tallest tree in a six-inch deep flower pot, you get a perfect replica of the tallest tree, but it is only inches tall. There is nothing wrong with the seed you planted; only the soil-base you provided was inadequate. Poor people are bonsai people. There is nothing wrong with their seeds. Only society never gave them a base to grow on.


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Author Bio


  • NameMuhammad Yunus
  • DescriptionBangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
  • AliasesMuhammad Yunus
  • BornJune 28, 1940
  • CountryBangladesh
  • ProfessionEconomist; Entrepreneur
  • AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Independence Day Award; Ramon Magsaysay Award; ; Indira Gandhi Prize; Princess Of Asturias Award - Concord; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom From Want; World Food Prize; Volvo Environment Prize; The Nichols-Chancellor's Medal