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.
BOB SCHAFFERIt’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.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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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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They’ve asked me to do this temporarily. I don’t know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
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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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I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it.
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It’s getting the right person that’s the challenge.
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Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.
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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.
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One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished with a collective sense of respect, kindness, and an intention to conduct a peaceful revolution.
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Government is just spending too much money.
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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 hurt the guy on the other side.
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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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I can’t think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
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The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
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A great deal of our ratings on the morning news are people who died during the night with their TV on.
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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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Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation.
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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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Mitt Romney is betting big on himself and left no doubt about 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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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 lights at Christmas, and like those holidays – beyond their meaning – a factor in our economy.
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I used to be a print reporter.
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When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
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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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There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery.
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My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
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