Bob Schieffer Professions : Journalist Born : February 25, 1937 Browse All Authors Top 46 quotes by Bob Schieffer 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 a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better. Bob Schieffer holiday weekend friday 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. Bob Schieffer perspective trying mean 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. Bob Schieffer smart games people 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. Bob Schieffer troops military literature A police reporter walks into the worst moment in someone's life on every single story that he covers. It's not like being a sports reporter. That's a great job and all that and takes certain skills. But, you know, they're glad to see you when you show up to cover the football game. Nobody is ever glad to see a police reporter when he shows up. Bob Schieffer jobs football sports 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. Bob Schieffer boss decision thinking When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, 'Putt for one hundred dollars'. Bob Schieffer dollars motivation inspirational Go vote now, it will make you feel big and strong. Bob Schieffer vote bigs strong My bladder cancer was related to smoking, and I think smoking kills people. Bob Schieffer cancer people thinking 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? Bob Schieffer mind fun people I used to be a print reporter. Bob Schieffer print used literature It's getting the right person that's the challenge. Bob Schieffer persons literature challenges 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. Bob Schieffer literature answers trying I had - all my life, everybody who knew me thought that I would probably grow up to be a reporter, a newspaper reporter because we didn't have much television in those days. Bob Schieffer growing-up literature television A great deal of our ratings on the morning news are people who died during the night with their TV on. Bob Schieffer morning night people 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. Bob Schieffer literature people past 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. Bob Schieffer important people thinking Whether or not the President is sleeping well won't be a factor in his re-election. That will depend on what he does while he is awake. Bob Schieffer president doe sleep Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can't trump bad policy. Bob Schieffer public-relations trump relation I guess the worst snow was the Kennedy inauguration in 1960. Heavy snow. Bob Schieffer heavy worst snow Similar Authors Irving Bacheller journalist Bill Keller journalist Bob Woodward journalist Bolesław Prus journalist Buzz Bissinger journalist Burton Rascoe journalist All Authors
