One woman who I encountered turned down my offer, and she said, “Mon chéri, c'est trop Cher,” which basically means, “My dear, it's too expensive.” But I tried to explain to her, “Look, this is going to save you a lot of money, and it's going to give you even better light than what you're using now with the kerosene.” So I didn't make the sale, but I did learn a really important lesson, which is that technology, products, were not going to end energy poverty.
Jedna žena koju samo sreo odbila je moju ponudu i rekla: "Mon chéri, c'est trop cher", što u prijevodu znači: "Dragi, preskupo je". No, pokušao sam joj objasniti: "Gle, ovo će ti uštedjeti dosta novaca, a dat će ti čak bolje svjetlo nego ovo što sada koristiš na kerozin." Dakle, nisam uspio prodati, ali sam naučio vrlo važnu lekciju, a to je da tehnologija i proizvodi neće stati na kraj energetskom siromaštvu.