“Eventually, I came to understand that a group of people who wield enormous power happen, oddly enough, to espouse some of the very same ideals imparted to me by people in Africa and central Asia who have no power at… — 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
“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
If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community. — Greg Mortenson Copy Share
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
“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
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
“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
When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done. — Greg Mortenson Copy Share
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
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
“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
“We shall pursue our dreams “until [we] reach[…] it. Or fail[…] trying. ” — Greg Mortenson Copy Share
“What we are trying to do may be just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share
. . . hope resides in the future, while perspective and wisdom are almost always found by looking to the past. — Greg Mortenson Copy Share
It is my vision that we all will dedicate the next decade to achieve universal literacy and education for all children, especially for girls.… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share
