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Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: If you really want to change a culture

If you really want to change a culture ... empower women. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Lawrie McMenemy: The last player to score a hatrick in

The last player to score a hatrick in a cup final was Stan Mortenson. He even had a final named after him, the Matthews final — Lawrie McMenemy

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: And they did it with something that is

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

Mortenson Quotes By Jon Krakauer: Mortenson was merely selling what the public was

Mortenson was merely selling what the public was eager to buy. — Jon Krakauer

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: I say if you fight terrorism, it's based

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: Isn't it better to live in ignorance of

Isn't it better to live in ignorance of everything
asphalt and macadam, vehicles, telephones, televisions
to live in bliss without knowing it? — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: What we are trying to do may be

What we are trying to do may be just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: When women take charge, things start to get

When women take charge, things start to get out of control really fast. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: The older I get, the more I appreciate

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: The Pathan people of Waziristan are proud people

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: The tune was too ingrained for Mortenson to

The tune was too ingrained for Mortenson to consider the novelty of this moment- an American, lost in Pakistan, singing a German hymn in Swahili. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: But what you're trying to do is much

But what you're trying to do is much more difficult than climbing K2 — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: I don't want to teach Pakistani's children to

I don't want to teach Pakistani's children to think like Americans...I just want them to have a balanced, non-extremist education — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: [I]f [we] believe in [ourselves], [we] can accomplish

[I]f [we] believe in [ourselves], [we] can accomplish anything. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: My father ended up starting the Kilimanjaro Christian

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: When your kids accomplish something it means much

When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: The solution to terrorism is education, not bombs.

The solution to terrorism is education, not bombs. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: Really, what education does is it gives opportunity,

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: The Balti had as many names for rock

The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: Hope resides in the future, while perspective and

Hope resides in the future, while perspective and wisdom are almost always found by looking to the past. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: I used to climb mountains a lot; I

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: He was a man who understood the virtue

He was a man who understood the virtue of small things. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: We shall pursue our dreams until [we] reach[

We shall pursue our dreams until [we] reach[ ... ] it. Or fail[ ... ] trying.
— Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel.'

Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel.' Sign in Skardu — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: If you teach a boy, you educate an

If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community. — Greg Mortenson

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: But what I really believe is education is

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

Mortenson Quotes By Greg Mortenson: I decided in '96 to dedicate my life

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