“Famines are not natural disasters. Famines are man-made. Droughts happen from time to time. But in this century, for any drought to metastasize into a famine, it takes a monumental breakdown in the economy, in relief efforts, in communication, and… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share Image
“People were selling pyramids of oranges from wooden carts. Powdered milk and sacks of grain sat on the shelves of the little stores we passed, the very food that little girl had needed to eat. It didn’t seem to make… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share Image
“First comes Coke, then asphalt, then power lines, then maybe education, justice, and human rights.” — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“The Oxford dons had accomplished the impossible. They made Africa boring.” — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“The news of suffering takes a new shape when you’re a parent. Fatherhood peels back a layer of skin, exposing a network of nerves… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“We were about to undertake the most physical challenge of our lives on a diet the equivalent of s’mores.” — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“I can’t remember any time the Americans have delivered a worse mess than this. You know what they’re doing?” He bent forward and dropped… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“Once I heard a remark made about a certain New York television reporter to the effect that he was the type who would have… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“it takes no more than ten grown men to prevent a stationary car from getting away—” — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“you know everything you need to know about a guy by seeing how he treats waiters.” — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“That’s how the Islamists are,” Louis went on. “They keep changing and changing, but they’ll never give up on their goal to rule the… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“The Soviet Union had just said dasvidaniya to itself, the Cold War had suddenly ended, the United States was embarking on the longest-running economic… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“as soon as the Berlin Wall came crumbling down, the Mobutus became an embarrassment. There was suddenly no reason to prop them up. The… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“if you’re wondering if we were absolutely insane to march out into the middle of the desert and place our lives in the hands… — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“There’s this notion, lived just about every day out here, that nothing’s easy but anything’s possible.” — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
“There’s always that thrill of learning something new, feeling your brain grow inside your head, no matter what that something is.” — Jeffrey Gettleman Copy Share
