Greg Mortenson

By the way, although the subtitle of the book "Three Cups of Tea" is "fighting terror, one school at a time", that…

— Greg Mortenson

“That day Haji Ali taught me the most important lesson I've ever learned in my life. We Americans think you have to…

— Greg Mortenson

“They are a testament not only to the Afghans' hunger for literacy, but also to their willingness to pour scarce resources into…

— Greg Mortenson

“But what you're trying to do is much more difficult than climbing K2”

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“When women take charge, things start to get out of control really fast.”

— Greg Mortenson

Because most of the girls were still in mourning and all of them had lost their textbooks, even pencils and pens, Shaukat…

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“hey be ur own heck of a person, and dont copy what other people do or say. cause then it just makes…

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“By afternoon, a dense crowd had gathered around the Bedford as word spread that an enormous infidel in brown pajamas was loading…

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But what I really believe is education is a key to pretty much everything - prosperity, economics, peace, stability.

— Greg Mortenson

I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope.

— 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.…

— Greg Mortenson

“...education is a sacred thing, and the pledge to build a school is a commitment that cannot be surrendered or broken, regardless…

— Greg Mortenson

“The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow.”

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A wise man from my home once told me that these mountains have seen far too much suffering and killing, and that…

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“Haji Ali spoke. ‘If you want to thrive in Baltistan, you must respect our ways. The first time you share tea with…

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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…

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And they did it with something that is basicly worthless in our society - pennies. But overseas, pennies can move mountains

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My work to promote education and literacy in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan has become my life's mission. This takes a…

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“I don't do what I'm doing to fight terror. ... I do it because I care about kids. Fighting terror is maybe…

— Greg Mortenson

My father ended up starting the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, which is on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. My mother started a school.

— Greg Mortenson

Certainly I am sometimes afraid, but my hope is greater than my fear, and the biggest enemy we all face is ignorance…

— Greg Mortenson

The older I get, the more I appreciate my childhood. It was paradise.

— Greg Mortenson

Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together.

— Greg Mortenson

“Terror doesn't happen because some group of people somewhere . . . simply decide to hate [others]. It happens because children aren't…

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“Eventually, I came to understand that a group of people who wield enormous power happen, oddly enough, to espouse some of the…

— Greg Mortenson