Bob Schieffer Quotes

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• When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, 'Putt for one hundred dollars'.
• I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it. Once you realize there is life after…
• Go vote now it will make you feel big and strong
• 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…
• I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
• 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…
• My bladder cancer was related to smoking, and I think smoking kills people.
• 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…
• I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art.
• I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
• Well, you know, in any political campaign, you're gonna have people on one side that are gonna slip a reporter something because they think it'll…
• There's fierce competition between all the networks to get the guest who can bring the most pertinent information about whatever the story of the moment…
• The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.
• But if you don't enjoy doing something, you'll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
• I guess the worst snow was the Kennedy inauguration in 1960. Heavy snow.
• We now assume that when people turn on the evening news, they basically already know what the news is. They've heard it on the radio.…
• Nowadays I'm not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.
• Had there been a reporter along with Lieutenant Calley when he massacred those people in Vietnam, I think that probably wouldn't have happened.
• The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on is late on…
• The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and…

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