Quote by Muhammad Yunus

I'm sure everything has a bearing on what I'm doing. My family is a lower-middle-class family, there's lots of children, seven brothers, two sisters grew up together, fighting with each other, went to school. My mother went to school up to 4th grade. My father went to school up to 8th grade. So that's about the education level we had in the family.

I'm sure everything has a bearing on what I'm doing. My fami

Summary

This quote highlights the influence of one's family background and upbringing on their current life choices and experiences. The speaker comes from a lower-middle-class family, with numerous siblings and limited education. The family's social and educational background likely shaped the speaker's perspective and opportunities in life. The quote suggests that the speaker recognizes the impact of their family circumstances and acknowledges that these factors could have influenced their trajectory and decisions. This insight serves as a reflection on the interplay between personal circumstances and individual accomplishments.

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Education

By Muhammad Yunus

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