The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression.
Jorge RamosRead
My only advice is, follow your dream and do whatever you like to do the most. I chose journalism because I wanted to be in the places where history was being made.
Interpretation
Pursue your passions and dreams to find fulfillment in your life.
Jorge Ramos emphasizes the importance of following one's dreams and doing what one loves most. By choosing journalism to be where history unfolds, he illustrates that dedicating oneself to a passion can lead to meaningful experiences and a fulfilling career.
In practice
During a graduation speech about pursuing passions and careers.
The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression.
I have been asking if I'm an activist or a journalist. And my answer is very simple. I'm just a journalist who asks questions.
Neutrality is for referees in a football game. You have to take a stand. The really, really good journalists always take a stand with those who have no power, with those who have no rights, and with those who have no voice.
The new rule in American politics is that no one can make it to the White House without the Hispanic vote.
Young Latinos have been telling me that they want to register to vote because of Donald Trump. Not because they want to vote for him but because they want to vote against him.
I go out on publicity tours for my books, and, you know, Latinos, they bring everybody in the family to everything, even little kids. So I always ask the kids, 'Who wants to be the first Latino President?' It used to be no hands went up, or maybe one or two. Now, with Obama, many of the little hands go up. It will happen in my lifetime.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
I will keep a smile on my face and in my heart even when it hurts today.
Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
You have to work from one point to go to another. So I admire work ethic, I think it should be reinforced through our neighborhoods, that everybody should work hard, practice makes perfect, you have to be diligent with what you want, you have to apply yourself, you have to motivate your self. You have to do for self by yourself, and then you can do things for other people. That's what I had to do, I had to do for self.
The unique thing about bodybuilding is that when I compete it is just me on a stage alone. There is no field, no bat, no ball, no skis, no skates. All other athletes have to use equipment, like a football. But I don't use anything in competition except myself. It's just me up there. Me alone. No coach. No nothing.
If you will assume your desire and live there as though it were true, no power on earth can stop it from becoming a fact.
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