In times of war, you often hear leadersโChristian, Jewish, and Muslimโsaying, โGod is on our side.โ But that isnโt true. In war, God is on the side of refugees, widows, and orphans.
Greg MortensonThe people of Pakistan are some of the most hospitable, kinds and generous people I have met anywhere, in the over 70 countries I have visited in my lifetime.
Greg MortensonOnce 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 MortensonLiberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together.
Greg MortensonYou can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society wonโt change.
Greg MortensonBecause most of the girls were still in mourning and all of them had lost their textbooks, even pencils and pens, Shaukat Ali began the first classes by reading to them from poetry and religious texts. "Reading, literature, and spirituality are good for the soul," he told them. "So we will start with these studies.
Greg Mortenson