Quote by Muhammad Yunus
Civilization has given us enormous successes: going to the moon, t

Civilization has given us enormous successes: going to the moon, technology. But then this is the civilisation that took us to debt, environmental crisis, every single crisis. We need a civilization where we say goodbye to these things. – Muhammad Yunus

Other quotes by Muhammad Yunus

I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh. – Muhammad Yunus

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Money
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I said peace is sometimes narrowly interpreted its the absence of conflict between nations or something. But peace is more inherent, more basic to human life, human beings, what we feel about each other, what we feel about life around us and what we see in our future. – Muhammad Yunus

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Im a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment. – David Frum

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environmental

Theres no longer any surprise in noting that China has grave environmental problems. – James Fallows

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environmental

Keep close to Natures heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. – John Muir

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environmental

A fascinating challenge facing todays environmental movement is how to best approach the reversal of past decisions that altered once-pristine environmental spaces for the sake of urgent man-made needs. – Matt Gonzalez

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environmental

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