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.
Itβs 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.
The road to success is always under construction.
If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.
No matter what you do, do it to your utmost. I always attribute my success to always requiring myself to do my level best, if only in driving a tack in straight.
I don't mean I'd mind being rich and famous. That's very much on my schedule, and someday I'll try to get around to it; but if it happens, I'd like to have my ego tagging along. I want to still be me when I wake up one fine morning and have breakfast at Tiffany's.
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas.
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