But with 9/11, we found that people tended to come back to the networks and the people who had been our core viewers in the past came back and they h…

- Bob Schieffer

American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.

- Bob Schieffer

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 …

- Bob Schieffer

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 Chris…

- Bob Schieffer

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…

- Bob Schieffer

Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can't trump bad policy.

- Bob Schieffer

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

- Bob Schieffer

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.

- Bob Schieffer

But if you don't enjoy doing something, you'll be miserable no matter how much money you make.

- Bob Schieffer