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.
At a startup, it's hard enough to get a single thing right, much less a whole bunch of things. Especially if the things you are trying to do are not only dissimilar but actively impede each other.
It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race for life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the dark horse in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office.
I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, 'Maybe I'll get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too,' which is what happened when we did 'Charlie's Angels.' Starting my production company was a big turning point for me.
The two most important words I ever wrote were on that first Wal-Mart sign, ‘Satisfaction Guaranteed’. They're still up there, and they have made all the difference.
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
One is too small a number to achieve greatness.
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