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 SCHAFFERWhen Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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I can’t think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.
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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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We now assume that when people turn on the evening news, they basically already know what the news is. They’ve heard it on the radio. They’ve seen it on the Internet. They’ve seen it on one of the cable companies. So that makes our job a bit different.
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The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.
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My bladder cancer was related to smoking, and I think smoking kills people.
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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 Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
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I used to be a print reporter.
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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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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
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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.
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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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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.
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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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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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