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14 quotes by Greg Mortenson

Greg Mortenson (born December 27, 1957) is an American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer. He is a co-founder and former executive director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute and the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace. Since 1993, he has been working in Pakistan, and later in Afghanistan and Tajikistan to promote education, and build schools, especially for girls. The dedication of both...
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One thing that I noticed is having met some former Taliban is even they, as children, grew up being indoctrinated. They grew up in violence. They... →

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Yes, I first visited Korphe village, Braldu valley, Baltistan, Pakistan, after failing to summit K2 in 1993, and met Haji Ali, a long time dear... →

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If you look at the 9/11 highjackers, certainly they were educated, some even had university degrees, but nobody really checked their mothers, who... →

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In 'Three Cups of Tea' I was fairly critical of the military. And I mentioned that they're laptop warriors and there's no boots on... →

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Yes, I was detained for eight days in Waziristan in 1996. It was against my will, and my passport and money were taken from me. I was not mistreated... →

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Really, what education does is it gives opportunity, but it also gives hope.

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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 used to climb mountains a lot; I decided to go to Pakistan to climb K2, the world's second-highest mountain. I didn't get quite to the top.

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I decided in '96 to dedicate my life to mostly promoting literacy and education for girls in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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

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The Pathan people of Waziristan are proud people who I greatly admire.

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Once I started the first school, I realized this is what my life is meant to be, is to promote education and help kids go to school, and that's... →

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