I just finished reading Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson, who is also the author of the wildly popular book Three Cups of Tea. Here are some memorable quotes from this book that I really like:
pg 13
If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community.
pg 17
The first cup of tea you share with us, you are a stranger. The second cup, you are a friend. But with the third cup, you become family - and for our families we are willing to do anything, even die.
pg 19
Anything truly important is worth doing very, very slowly.
pg 36
When ordinary human beings perform extraordinary acts of generosity, endurance, or compassion, we are all made richer by their example
pg 191
When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children.
He has also publisher an image gallery that is very interesting and a full report on the research for this book which also includes more photos.
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