The fact that people will pay you to talk to people and travel to interesting places and write about what intrigues you, I am just amazed by that.
Interpretation
People can turn their passions for conversation and exploration into rewarding careers.
This quote by Nicholas D. Kristof expresses the wonder and amazement at the ability to transform one's interests in human interaction and travel into a profitable profession. It highlights the unique opportunity to engage with diverse cultures and share compelling stories, emphasizing the blend of personal fulfillment and financial success that such a career offers.
In practice
In a motivational speech to students about pursuing careers that align with their passions.
More girls were killed in the last 50 years, precisely because they were girls, than men killed in all the wars in the 20th century. More girls are killed in this routine gendercide in any one decade than people were slaughtered in all the genocides of the 20th century. The equivalent of 5 jumbo jets worth of women die in labor each day... life time risk of maternal death is 1,000x higher in a poor country than in the west. That should be an international scandal.
Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign to improve midwifery, prenatal care and emergency obstetric services in poor countries.
You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on your watch.
It’s time for a 21st-century abolitionist movement in the U.S and around the world.
Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives
Women aren't the problem but the solution. The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity.
Never be afraid to ask for too much when selling or offer too little when buying.
Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.
I came to Paris with four écus in my pocket, and I’d have fought with anybody who told me I was in no condition to buy the Louvre.
The man who has done his best has done everything.
I have a lot to learn about NASCAR. But I've learned if you have the right people in the right places doing the right things, you can be successful at whatever you do.
Once you turn pro and you're making the big money and kids are buying your sneakers and your skates and your gloves and so on, you are a member of that role model club.
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