If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like cats.
Interpretation
Curiosity drives effective journalism, similar to how cats are naturally curious.
Diane Sawyer emphasizes the critical role of curiosity in journalism, likening the investigative instinct of a journalist to that of a cat, which is characterized by a continuous quest for knowledge and exploration. This quote suggests that a journalist's ability to ask questions and seek out new information stems from a genuine curiosity about the world around them, making it an essential trait for success in the field.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of journalism, one might say, 'As Diane Sawyer said, if you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist.'
I read once, which I loved so much, that this great physicist who won a Nobel Prize said that every day when he got home, his dad asked him not what he learned in school but his dad said, 'Did you ask any great questions today?' And I always thought, what a beautiful way to educate kids that we're excited by their questions, not by our answers and whether they can repeat our answers.
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