By the way, although the subtitle of the book "Three Cups of Tea" is "fighting terror, one school at a time", that… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope. — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
A wise man from my home once told me that these mountains have seen far too much suffering and killing, and that… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
You have to attack the source of your enemy’s strength. In America’s case, that’s not Osama or Saddam or anyone else. The… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
I think Americans yearn for other alternatives to peace, than the path our government has currently taken, and perhaps why there is… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
In tribal society, the most important thing to do when civilians are killed in a skirmish is to acknowledge the deaths, and… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
If you really want to change a culture to empower women improve basic hygiene and health care and fight high rates of… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
Once you educate the boys, they tend to leave the villages and go search for work in the cities, but the girls… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
Our greatest ally in the Pakistan region of turmoil is the moderate Muslim majority, who we must reach out to and embrace if we… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
“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… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community. — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society won’t change. — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
“I don't want to teach Pakistani's children to think like Americans...I just want them to have a balanced, non-extremist education” — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
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… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
“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… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done. — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
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… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
One thing that I noticed is having met some former Taliban is even they, as children, grew up being indoctrinated. They grew up in… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
“Osama, baah!" Bashir roared. "Osama is not a product of Pakistan or Afghanistan. He is a creation of America. Thanks to America, Osama is… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
“We shall pursue our dreams “until [we] reach[…] it. Or fail[…] trying. ” — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
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