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> [We traditionally in this world didn't have enough calories to feed all of us and had huge famines, not just in Africa, but had them across India, across Southeast Asia, and across China. Because of Borlaug's work at Simit and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/we-traditionally-in-this-world-didn-t-have-enough-calories-to-feed/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c6/juan-enriquez-10680_asia_we-traditionally-in-this-world-didn-t-ha_1606579.png)

## Other authors on Famines

## More by Juan Enriquez

> [Those of us of a certain age grew up expecting that by now we would have Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons' in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/those-of-us-of-a-certain-age-grew-up-expecting-that-by-now-we-would/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [I've always been interested in why countries appear and disappear. And the curious thing is how often it happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/i-ve-always-been-interested-in-why-countries-appear-and-disappear-and/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [There are certain zip codes that generate a disproportionate share of patents, of startups, of wealth, of jobs. And it's really important if other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/there-are-certain-zip-codes-that-generate-a-disproportionate-share-of/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [Try to live without something digital - without digital code for about two hours, very hard to do if you're awake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/try-to-live-without-something-digital-without-digital-code-for-about/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [It's such an extraordinary time to be alive that you just don't want to miss it. I mean, it's a really neat historical period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/it-s-such-an-extraordinary-time-to-be-alive-that-you-just-don-t-want/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [The U.S. started with no stars. In fact, it started with a completely different flag. The last two were added in 1959, Hawaii and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/the-u-s-started-with-no-stars-in-fact-it-started-with-a-completely/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [China has, all of a sudden, found a way of putting the best of the best to work to build an economy that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/china-has-all-of-a-sudden-found-a-way-of-putting-the-best-of-the-best/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [There is so much extraordinary opportunity if you're curious, if you're interested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/there-is-so-much-extraordinary-opportunity-if-you-re-curious-if-you/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [Not only are we reading life code, we're beginning to copy it through cloning, and we're beginning to write, and in the measure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/not-only-are-we-reading-life-code-we-re-beginning-to-copy-it-through/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [One of the lessons that I hope people will take out is the extreme dependence simply on the financial sector is really dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/one-of-the-lessons-that-i-hope-people-will-take-out-is-the-extreme/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [The difference between people who can read and write and those who can't is just absolutely astronomical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/the-difference-between-people-who-can-read-and-write-and-those-who/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [It's not completely inconceivable that someday you'll be able to download your own memories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/it-s-not-completely-inconceivable-that-someday-you-ll-be-able-to/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [Borlaug would be one figure that I think fundamentally changed India, China, all of Southeast Asia, and gave them the time to be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/borlaug-would-be-one-figure-that-i-think-fundamentally-changed-india/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [When I grew up, I simply didn't have mentors that said, "Science is important. Science helps you build a country. Science makes a country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/when-i-grew-up-i-simply-didn-t-have-mentors-that-said-science-is/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

> [It's actually very hard to find an area of the economy that doesn't fundamentally change in the measure that we are able to read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-enriquez/it-s-actually-very-hard-to-find-an-area-of-the-economy-that-doesn-t/)

[Juan Enriquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-enriquez/)

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