Bintou Keita: What is the most rewarding part of being a parent?

The question

What is the most rewarding part of being a parent?

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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions

Vogue asked close variants of Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, and Nicki Minaj between 2020 and 2023; the same prompt recurs independently in parenting interviews.

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Bintou Keita

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General; head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I don't believe in that. I think we are bringing who we are in the work.

Melissa Fleming, United Nations, 3 February 2025 source ↗

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Benedict Cumberbatch English actor

I don't know, it makes me ... .

Recorded Time, Interview, Time, 4 October 2016 source ↗

Arlo Parks Singer-songwriter and poet; Mercury Prize winner

I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Ethan Hawke Actor, director and novelist

I love being a father. I think there’s a great lie that we tell kids that pleasure creates happiness. Young people think: “Oh, if I get this, I’ll be happy.” But in a lot of ways it’s meeting your responsibilities that makes you happy. For me, I’ve just found that feeling like I’ve done a good job with the kids is a real source of happiness for me.

Recorded The Talks, 16 May 2012 source ↗

Andrew Weil Physician; founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona

I had a family physician when I was growing up who was a mentor and steered me towards studying medicine.

Recorded Olivendo, Olivendo, 17 October 2022 source ↗