I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
BOB SCHAFFERThe first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
-
-
The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
BOB SCHAFFER -
But if you don’t enjoy doing something, you’ll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
BOB SCHAFFER -
I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
BOB SCHAFFER -
I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it.
BOB SCHAFFER -
My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
BOB SCHAFFER -
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.
BOB SCHAFFER -
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.
BOB SCHAFFER -
It’s getting the right person that’s the challenge.
BOB SCHAFFER -
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.
BOB SCHAFFER -
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 SCHAFFER -
There’s fierce competition between all the networks to get the guest who can bring the most pertinent information about whatever the story of the moment happens to be.
BOB SCHAFFER -
Parents don’t like it, administrators don’t like it, and kids don’t like it, but politicians and bureaucrats in Washington love it–which should be the first indication to you that it is a troubled program.
BOB SCHAFFER -
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.
BOB SCHAFFER -
The recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents.
BOB SCHAFFER -
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 SCHAFFER






