Top 34 Quotes by Nicholas D. Kristof

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black hole of murder and mutilation that can never be fixed, no matter what aid is brought in.

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about 2,000 after a column.

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity.

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president.

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.

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat in my blog is the notion that journalists are arrogant and unconcerned with the readership.