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

  Greg Mortenson

  People, Proud, Admire

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• Yes, I first visited Korphe village, Braldu valley, Baltistan, Pakistan, after failing to summit K2 in 1993, and met Haji Ali, a long time dear mentor and friend. My second visit to Korphe was in 19

  Greg Mortenson

  Long, Mentor, Valleys

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• 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

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

  Greg Mortenson

  Christian, Mother, Father

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

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

  Greg Mortenson

  Believe, Keys, Prosperity

  "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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