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Greg Mortenson Quotes

In Muslim societies, a person who has been manipulated unto believing in extremist violence or terrorism often seeks the permission of his mother before he may join a militant jihad and educated women as a rule, tend to withhold their blessings from such things Picture Quote #1

Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together Picture Quote #1

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 or harmed, but I was also not allowed to leave Picture Quote #1

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 grew up in war. They were taught to hate. They were, they grew up in very ignorant cultures where they didn’t learn about the outside world Picture Quote #1

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 the ground. But I can say now that they’ve gone through a tremendous learning curve Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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My father ended up starting the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, which is on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. My mother started a school Picture Quote #1

Haji Ali taught me to share three cups of tea, to slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects. He taught me that I had more to learn from the people I work with than I could ever hope to teach them Picture Quote #1

If you really want to change a culture... empower women Picture Quote #1

Really, what education does is it gives opportunity, but it also gives hope Picture Quote #1

The solution to terrorism is education, not bombs Picture Quote #1

Slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects Picture Quote #1

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The older I get, the more I appreciate my childhood. It was paradise Picture Quote #1

He was a man who understood the virtue of small things Picture Quote #1

When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you’ve done Picture Quote #1

Once you educate the boys, they tend to leave the villages and go search for work in the cities, but the girls stay home, become leaders in the community, and pass on what they’ve learned. If you really want to change a culture, to empower women, improve basic hygiene and health care, and fight high rates of infant mortality, the answer is to educate girls Picture Quote #1

I say if you fight terrorism, it’s based in fear, but if you promote peace, it’s based on hope Picture Quote #1

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 nearly all illiterate Picture Quote #1

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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 very clear Picture Quote #1

If you really want to change a culture to empower women improve basic hygiene and health care and fight high rates of infant mortality the answer is to educate girls Picture Quote #1

... hope resides in the future, while perspective and wisdom are almost always found by looking to the past Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community Picture Quote #1

If we try to resolve terrorism with military might and nothing else, then we will be no safer than we were before 9/11. If we truly want a legacy of peace for our children, we need to understand that this is a war that will ultimately be won with books, not with bombs Picture Quote #1

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You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society won’t change Picture Quote #1

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In Muslim societies, a person who has been manipulated unto believing in extremist violence or terrorism often seeks the permission of his mother before he may join a militant jihad and educated women as a rule, tend to withhold their blessings from such things. (Greg Mortenson Quotes) Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together. (Greg Mortenson Quotes) 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 or harmed, but I was also not allowed to leave (Greg Mortenson Quotes) 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 grew up in war. They were taught to hate. They were, they grew up in very ignorant cultures where they didn’t learn about the outside world (Greg Mortenson Quotes) 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 the ground. But I can say now that they’ve gone through a tremendous learning curve (Greg Mortenson Quotes) 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 (Greg Mortenson Quotes) My father ended up starting the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, which is on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. My mother started a school (Greg Mortenson Quotes) Haji Ali taught me to share three cups of tea, to slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects. He taught me that I had more to learn from the people I work with than I could ever hope to teach them (Greg Mortenson Quotes) If you really want to change a culture... empower women (Greg Mortenson Quotes) Really, what education does is it gives opportunity, but it also gives hope (Greg Mortenson Quotes) The solution to terrorism is education, not bombs (Greg Mortenson Quotes) Slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects (Greg Mortenson Quotes) The older I get, the more I appreciate my childhood. It was paradise (Greg Mortenson Quotes) He was a man who understood the virtue of small things (Greg Mortenson Quotes) When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you’ve done (Greg Mortenson Quotes) Once you educate the boys, they tend to leave the villages and go search for work in the cities, but the girls stay home, become leaders in the community, and pass on what they’ve learned. If you really want to change a culture, to empower women, improve basic hygiene and health care, and fight high rates of infant mortality, the answer is to educate girls (Greg Mortenson Quotes) I say if you fight terrorism, it’s based in fear, but if you promote peace, it’s based on hope (Greg Mortenson Quotes) 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 nearly all illiterate (Greg Mortenson Quotes) 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 very clear (Greg Mortenson Quotes) If you really want to change a culture to empower women improve basic hygiene and health care and fight high rates of infant mortality the answer is to educate girls (Greg Mortenson Quotes) ... hope resides in the future, while perspective and wisdom are almost always found by looking to the past (Greg Mortenson Quotes) 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 (Greg Mortenson Quotes) If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community (Greg Mortenson Quotes) If we try to resolve terrorism with military might and nothing else, then we will be no safer than we were before 9/11. If we truly want a legacy of peace for our children, we need to understand that this is a war that will ultimately be won with books, not with bombs (Greg Mortenson Quotes) 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 Quotes)