I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it.
BOB SCHAFFERI always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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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.
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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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When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
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Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can’t trump bad policy.
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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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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
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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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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.
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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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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
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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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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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Mitt Romney is betting big on himself and left no doubt about it.
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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.
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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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