I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
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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.Bob Schieffer
Wars are not fought on the training ground, nor can they be covered from the television studio. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of both these brave men.
Bob Schieffer
It's getting the right person that's the challenge.
Bob Schieffer
The Iraq war was fought by one-half of one percent of us. And unless we were part of that small group or had a relative who was, we went about our lives as usual most of the time: no draft, no new taxes, no changes. Not so for the small group who fought the war and their families.
Bob Schieffer
I've basically thought of myself as a writer, whether I was or not.
Bob Schieffer
I sometimes tell people, when I was hired at CBS, it was because I was a good writer, not whether I was or not was beside the point.
Bob Schieffer
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