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> [“When women take charge, things start to get out of control really fast.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/when-women-take-charge-things-start-to-get-out-of-control-really-fast/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

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## More by Greg Mortenson

> [Our greatest ally in the Pakistan region of turmoil is the moderate Muslim majority, who we must reach out to and embrace if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/our-greatest-ally-in-the-pakistan-region-of-turmoil-is-the-moderate/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [“People who live in the last places-the people who are most neglected and least valued by the larger world- often represent the best of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/people-who-live-in-the-last-places-the-people-who-are-most-neglected/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/if-you-teach-a-boy-you-educate-an-individual-but-if-you-teach-a-girl/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society won’t change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/you-can-hand-out-condoms-drop-bombs-build-roads-or-put-in-electricity/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [“I don't want to teach Pakistani's children to think like Americans...I just want them to have a balanced, non-extremist education”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/i-don-t-want-to-teach-pakistani-s-children-to-think-like-americans-i/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [I've learned that terror doesn't happen because some group of people somewhere like Pakistan or Afghanistan simply decide to hate us. It happens because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/i-ve-learned-that-terror-doesn-t-happen-because-some-group-of-people/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [“Abdul brushed the dirt from the American's forehead, where it had been pressed to the cool ground. "Not Pakistan man," he said. "But if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/abdul-brushed-the-dirt-from-the-american-s-forehead-where-it-had-been/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/when-your-kids-accomplish-something-it-means-much-more-than-anything/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/if-you-look-at-the-9-11-highjackers-certainly-they-were-educated-some/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [One thing that I noticed is having met some former Taliban is even they, as children, grew up being indoctrinated. They grew up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/one-thing-that-i-noticed-is-having-met-some-former-taliban-is-even/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [“Osama, baah!" Bashir roared. "Osama is not a product of Pakistan or Afghanistan. He is a creation of America. Thanks to America, Osama is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/osama-baah-bashir-roared-osama-is-not-a-product-of-pakistan-or/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [ “We shall pursue our dreams “until \[we\] reach\[…\] it. Or fail\[…\] trying. ” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/we-shall-pursue-our-dreams-until-we-reach-it-or-fail-trying/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [“What we are trying to do may be just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/what-we-are-trying-to-do-may-be-just-a-drop-in-the-ocean-but-the/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [. . . hope resides in the future, while perspective and wisdom are almost always found by looking to the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/hope-resides-in-the-future-while-perspective-and-wisdom-are-almost/)

[Greg Mortenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mortenson/)

> [It is my vision that we all will dedicate the next decade to achieve universal literacy and education for all children, especially for girls.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mortenson/it-is-my-vision-that-we-all-will-dedicate-the-next-decade-to-achieve/)

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