Greg Mortenson Quotes - Page 3

• La melodía estaba demasiado arraigada para que Mortenson tuviera en cuenta la novedad del momento: un estadounidense, perdido en Pakistán, cantando un himno alemán en swahili.

  Greg Mortenson

  Hymns, Singing, Tunes

  Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (2006). “Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time”, p.36, Penguin

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• The older I get, the more I appreciate my childhood. It was paradise.

  Greg Mortenson

  Appreciate, Childhood, Paradise

  Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (2009). “Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time”, p.19, Penguin

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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.

  Greg Mortenson

  Cristiano, Madre, Padre

  "The Bill Moyers Journal", www.pbs.org. January 15, 2010.

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• . . . hope resides in the future, while perspective and wisdom are almost always found by looking to the past.

  Greg Mortenson

  Past, Perspective, Found

  Greg Mortenson (2009). “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan”, p.33, Penguin

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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 the ground. But I can say now that they've gone through a tremendous learning curve.

  Greg Mortenson

  Military, Warrior, Curves

  "Bill Moyers Journal", www.pbs.org. January 15, 2010.

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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 or harmed, but I was also not allowed to leave.

  Greg Mortenson

  Taken, Eight, Passports

  "Greg Mortenson responds to '60 Minutes' questions about his 'Three Cups of Tea' story". Response to a "60 Minutes" report, latimesblogs.latimes.com. April 18, 2011.

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• Sí, visité por primera vez el pueblo de Korphe, en el valle de Braldu, Baltistán, Pakistán, tras fracasar en mi intento de hacer cumbre en el K2 en 1993, y conocí a Haji Ali, un querido mentor y amigo desde hacía mucho tiempo. Mi segunda visita a Korphe fue en 19

  Greg Mortenson

  Long, Mentor, Valleys

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

  Greg Mortenson

  People, Proud, Admire

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

  Greg Mortenson

  Christian, Thinking, Together

  "Humanitarian Greg Mortenson". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. February 11, 2009.

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• the people who live in the last places - the people who are most neglected and least valued by the larger world - often represent the best of who we are and the finest standard of what we are meant to become. This is the power that last places hold over me, and why I have found it impossible to resist their pull.

  Greg Mortenson

  People, World, Who We Are

  Greg Mortenson (2009). “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan”, p.41, Penguin

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