Nowadays I'm not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer. Bob Schieffer accountgoodnewspaper Change image and share on social
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. Bob Schieffer beatdaylayer Change image and share on social
I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you. Bob Schieffer jobjournalismnewsmakers Change image and share on social
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. Bob Schieffer difficultexperiencefather share on social
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 backcorefind Change image and share on social
I mean, you know, God knows everything, but I'm not quite that good. Every once in a while, something will slip by me. Bob Schieffer godgoodslip Change image and share on social
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 decideenjoyfun Change image and share on social
We're far from perfect. It's a human enterprise. Bob Schieffer enterprisehumanperfect Change image and share on social
With Vietman, we found ourselves involved there before we really understood what was going on. Bob Schieffer findinvolveunderstand Change image and share on social
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 daygrowknow Change image and share on social