"Just as the Torah and Bible teach concern……" — Greg Mortenson
"Just as the Torah and Bible teach concern for those in distress, the Koran instructs all Muslims to make caring for widows, orphans, and refugees a priority."
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44 Quotes by Greg Mortenson
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It is my vision that we all will dedicate the next decade to achieve universal literacy and education for all…
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Slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects.
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The tune was too ingrained for Mortenson to consider the novelty of this moment- an American, lost in Pakistan, singing…
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The solution to terrorism is education, not bombs.
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Haji Ali taught me to share three cups of tea, to slow down and make building relationships as important as…
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My father ended up starting the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, which is on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. My mother started…
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If you really want to change a culture... empower women.
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Yes, I first visited Korphe village, Braldu valley, Baltistan, Pakistan, after failing to summit K2 in 1993, and met Haji…
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Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together.
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But what I really believe is education is a key to pretty much everything - prosperity, economics, peace, stability.
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I decided in '96 to dedicate my life to mostly promoting literacy and education for girls in rural Pakistan and…
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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.
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