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Startups alternate between nostalgia for the garage and millennial longing for a lucrative exit. But what I always keep in mind is how disconnected…

— Glenn Kelman

What attracted me towards microfinance is it's a very sustainable business, which has an impact on people's lives yet it can be very profitable.

— Ananya Birla

We developed microfinance to fight loan sharks - I was telling people don't go to loan sharks - not trying to take advantage and…

— Muhammad Yunus

Microfinance is an idea whose time has come.

— Kofi Annan

When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home.

— Paul Theroux

A well-functioning microfinance bank can actually be a profitable business as well. So it became a perfect proof point that, through business, you can…

— Pierre Omidyar

I know how to finance something. It's easier today because, as you're more successful, everybody wants to do deals with you. But even in…

— Tilman J. Fertitta

The moment you say microfinance everybody wants to help you.

— Muhammad Yunus

For myself, I never thought that I'd ever be able to even buy a house. Sometimes when you don't have it, and you're not…

— Angela Yee

The universe of mortgage lending has gotten to the point where there is a place in it for everybody.

— Joe Mays

Microfinance initiatives are very high-touch models. The loan officer meets with local groups of borrowers every week, they share tips and techniques. There's a…

— Pierre Omidyar

Redlining went beyond FHA-backed loans and spread to the entire mortgage industry, which was already rife with racism, excluding black people from most legitimate…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates