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

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.

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

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

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.

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

In America we now live more in fear than in hope, and eventually that will lead to ignorance and hatred. We need to have optimism that the world can be a better place, and we can leave a legacy for our children. Being bilingual, travel and studying geography, culture and religions can help.