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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/famines-are-not-natural-disasters-famines-are-man-made-droughts/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/people-were-selling-pyramids-of-oranges-from-wooden-carts-powdered/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

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## Other authors on Famines

## More by Jeffrey Gettleman

> [“First comes Coke, then asphalt, then power lines, then maybe education, justice, and human rights.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/first-comes-coke-then-asphalt-then-power-lines-then-maybe-education/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“The Oxford dons had accomplished the impossible. They made Africa boring.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-oxford-dons-had-accomplished-the-impossible-they-made-africa/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-news-of-suffering-takes-a-new-shape-when-you-re-a-parent/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“We were about to undertake the most physical challenge of our lives on a diet the equivalent of s’mores.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/we-were-about-to-undertake-the-most-physical-challenge-of-our-lives/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/i-can-t-remember-any-time-the-americans-have-delivered-a-worse-mess/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“Once I heard a remark made about a certain New York television reporter to the effect that he was the type who would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/once-i-heard-a-remark-made-about-a-certain-new-york-television/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“it takes no more than ten grown men to prevent a stationary car from getting away—”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/it-takes-no-more-than-ten-grown-men-to-prevent-a-stationary-car-from/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“you know everything you need to know about a guy by seeing how he treats waiters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/you-know-everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-guy-by-seeing-how-he/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/that-s-how-the-islamists-are-louis-went-on-they-keep-changing-and/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-soviet-union-had-just-said-dasvidaniya-to-itself-the-cold-war-had/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“The more war you get, the more war you want. It’s an addiction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-more-war-you-get-the-more-war-you-want-it-s-an-addiction/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“as soon as the Berlin Wall came crumbling down, the Mobutus became an embarrassment. There was suddenly no reason to prop them up. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/as-soon-as-the-berlin-wall-came-crumbling-down-the-mobutus-became-an/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/if-you-re-wondering-if-we-were-absolutely-insane-to-march-out-into/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“There’s this notion, lived just about every day out here, that nothing’s easy but anything’s possible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/there-s-this-notion-lived-just-about-every-day-out-here-that-nothing/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

> [“There’s always that thrill of learning something new, feeling your brain grow inside your head, no matter what that something is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/there-s-always-that-thrill-of-learning-something-new-feeling-your/)

[Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/)

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