I always thought writing was ...

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

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I guess the worst snow was the Kennedy inauguration in 1960. Heavy snow.
 Bob Schieffer
When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, 'Putt for one hundred dollars'.
 Bob Schieffer
Nowadays I'm not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.
 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 didn't graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing.
 Bob Schieffer
The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.
 Bob Schieffer