"When you take the time to actually listen,……" — 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. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children."
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44 Quotes by Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson has 44 quotes on this site.
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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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If you ask Jim Courier, I mean, that guy has his tongue up (Roger Federer's) ass, I think...you know, the…
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Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind -…
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Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write -…
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A lot of people heard 'Murda Business' and thought it was about killing people, trying to be tough and hardcore.…
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I don't actually listen to much music since I need quiet to work.
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People made suggestions, but, hell, I don't actually listen to anybody, I just go my own way.
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Gregory,” she said, “you cannot leave me here. What if someone finds you and removes you from the house? Who…
— Julia Quinn
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Nothing comes unannounced, but many can miss the announcement. So it's very important to actually listen to your own intuition…
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When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.
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If I have been fortunate enough to have risen to a level in this business where people would actually listen…
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Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys…
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