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.
At least 80 percent of the success of the football team is determined by the fight and spirit that they put into their play.
There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know you've gone all out.
Some are born great, others achieve greatness.
All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don't discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
You long for success? Start at the bottom; dig down.
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