I used to be a print reporter.
Bob Schieffer

It's getting the right person that's the challenge.
Bob Schieffer

I had - all my life, everybody who knew me thought that I would probably grow up to be a reporter, a newspaper reporter because we didn't have much television in those days.
Bob Schieffer

For sure, the American people have access to more information now than any other people who have ever lived on earth. And I think we do a pretty good job of sorting out what's important.
Bob Schieffer

And I came away from that experience, and it was a very difficult experience - I came to understand that you have to practice at being a good father and practice at being a good husband, just as you have to practice at being a good journalist.
Bob Schieffer

They've asked me to do this temporarily. I don't know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
Bob Schieffer

I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.
Bob Schieffer

I've basically thought of myself as a writer, whether I was or not.
Bob Schieffer