Quotes by Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer

American television journalist

Lived from: 1937 -

Category: Media

Born: 25 february 1937

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  • American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.
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  • And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn't graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing.
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  • And as a result, I guess I'm just kind of a rubberneck. I'm kind of a - someone who likes to see things and likes to see these events and talk to the people who make them happen. But I don't think journalists are as important as the people they cover.
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  • And I came away from that experience, and it was a very difficult experience - I came to understand that you have to practice at being a good father and practice at being a good husband, just as you have to practice at being a good journalist.
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  • At the White House, everybody works for the same person. They're all part of the same company. But on Capitol Hill, they're all independent contractors. They all work for themselves. That's a formula for getting news.
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  • But here's the deal: If I were smart, I could figure out curling. If I were even smarter, I could figure out why people would actually watch other people doing it. I have tried. I can't. I can't even figure out the object of the game. Is it like darts? I just don't get it.
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  • But if you don't enjoy doing something, you'll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
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  • But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger.
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  • But the reporter has the responsibility to determine, number one, whether that is true, and number two, to make a judgment as to whether it's in the public interest and whether or not it should be part of the debate.
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  • But with 9/11, we found that people tended to come back to the networks and the people who had been our core viewers in the past came back and they have stayed with us.
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  • For sure, the American people have access to more information now than any other people who have ever lived on earth. And I think we do a pretty good job of sorting out what's important.
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  • Had there been a reporter along with Lieutenant Calley when he massacred those people in Vietnam, I think that probably wouldn't have happened.
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  • In so many of the other beats these days, there are these layers of public relations people that you have to go through to get to the newsmakers themselves.
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  • It's no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into what they mean.
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  • My job is to give everyone a chance to catch their breath and step back from all this and get back to work.
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  • Nowadays I'm not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.
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  • Obviously, if the commander makes certain decisions that the reporter thinks is inhibiting his right to report a legitimate story, he has to appeal to the commander's boss to get that changed.
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  • Once we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up.
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  • One thing young people have to always keep in mind when deciding what they want to do with their lives is, is it fun? Is it something that I'm interested in? Is it something I enjoy?
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  • People are more sophisticated in the way they go about dealing with the press.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bob Schieffer?

The two most famous quotes from Bob Schieffer are:

  • "American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free."
  • "And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn't graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing."

When did Bob Schieffer live?

Bob Schieffer is still alive and was born in 1937.