Bob Schieffer Quotes

I'm a reporter by nature, I want to know everything.

I feel like, in some ways, I'm just a journalist.

Report, report, report. Dig, dig, dig. Think, think, think. Don't stop being a reporter because you've become a columnist.

I wanted to be a journalist because I like to ask questions. And I like the idea that someone might feel responsible for answering them.

A big part of reporting is just being present. You have to show up ten days in a row to get the one telling detail.

As a journalist, the details always tell the story.

I'm in the reporting part of journalism.

I'm a journalist; I love doing interviews, and I hope that will continue.

I think of myself as a journalist and a storyteller.

I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.

I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.

The great thing about journalism is that there is so much exposure to all kinds of people who can turn up later as characters, whether you intend it or not.

I don't think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.

Television reporters aren't really called reporters. They are called researchers. And that's really all they are.

People often talk about parachute journalism, but one of the skills that you get when you are a correspondent is the ability to look at facts fast and work out what the story is.

I'll never be rude to another news person. It's a tough job, a thankless job. You really have to get out there and grovel to get your story.

Being a journalist always makes you a quick study of wherever you're at. You're out all the time and seeing places that normally you wouldn't get to see. It gives you an unusual level of insight into any place.

When I'm covering a story, it's not just about gathering facts, but it's gathering the human element as well.

You witness a lot as a journalist, and what you witness becomes a part of you.

That's my role, I go get news.

I'm not a journalist, never pretend to be.

Journalism is not writing.

I knew I had to be a journalist because I'm deeply curious about the world.

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

Great questions make great reporting.