3 Cups of Tea

One of the most unbelievable stories. If you don't know what I'm talking about go pick up the book. 3 Cups of Tea by Greg Mortonsen. The guy is a freaking hero and he's a regular guy. It was inspiring to see a normal person with tremendous amounts of commitment, motivation, and persistence succeed the way he has.

Just the first chapter itself should be a book. I was stuck when I hit the end because I wanted to hear more about his experiences in Central Asia. I wanted to learn more about how he worked around the Taliban and the Wahhabi Madrasas in Pakistan.

You'll have to read the entire book to find this quote:

"580 letters, 12 rams, and 10 years of work was a small price to pay, Mortenson thought, for such a moment...."