My bladder cancer was related to smoking, and I think smoking kills people.
BOB SCHAFFERWhen Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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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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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 getting the right person that’s the challenge.
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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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The revolution has been dubbed “The Orange Revolution,” orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government…
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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.
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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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I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
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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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Mitt Romney is betting big on himself and left no doubt about it.
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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.
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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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The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
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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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Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can’t trump bad policy.
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