Greg Mortenson quotes

Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel.' Sign in Skardu. (Greg Mortenson)
When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children. View quote
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If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community. View quote
Greg Mortenson
In times of war, you often hear leaders-Christian, Jewish, and Muslim-saying, ‘God is on our side.' But that isn't true. In war, God is on the side of refugees, widows, and orphans. View quote
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You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society won't change. View quote
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If you look at the 9/11 highjackers, certainly they were educated, some even had university degrees, but nobody really checked their mothers, who were nearly all illiterate. View quote
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I used to climb mountains a lot; I decided to go to Pakistan to climb K2, the world's second-highest mountain. I didn't get quite to the top. View quote
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And they did it with something that is basicly worthless in our society - pennies. But overseas, pennies can move mountains. View quote
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In "Three Cups of Tea" I was fairly critical of the military. And I mentioned that they're laptop warriors and there's no boots on the ground. But I can say now that they've gone through a tremendous learning curve. View quote
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Yes, I first visited Korphe village, Braldu valley, Baltistan, Pakistan, after failing to summit K2 in 1993, and met Haji Ali, a long time dear mentor and friend. My second visit to Korphe was in 1994. View quote
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I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope. (Greg Mortenson)
Really, what education does is it gives opportunity, but it also gives hope. View quote
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My father ended up starting the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, which is on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. My mother started a school. View quote
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Yes, I was detained for eight days in Waziristan in 1996. It was against my will, and my passport and money were taken from me. I was not mistreated or harmed, but I was also not allowed to leave. View quote
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The Pathan people of Waziristan are proud people who I greatly admire. View quote
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Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together. View quote
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But what I really believe is education is a key to pretty much everything - prosperity, economics, peace, stability. View quote
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What we are trying to do may be just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. View quote
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Once I started the first school, I realized this is what my life is meant to be, is to promote education and help kids go to school, and that's very clear. View quote
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I decided in '96 to dedicate my life to mostly promoting literacy and education for girls in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. View quote
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One thing that I noticed is having met some former Taliban is even they, as children, grew up being indoctrinated. They grew up in violence. They grew up in war. They were taught to hate. They were, they grew up in very ignorant cultures where they didn't learn about the outside world. (Greg Mortenson)