Bob Schieffer

“The first draft of history is always written by reporters.”

“The job of the press is to speak truth to power. And yet, for the past decade, I've been convinced that the press has been talking to itself.”

“Washington is a place where people praise courage in others but practice caution themselves.”

“It used to be that you had to find the news. Now the news finds you.”

“The role of the journalist is to be the curmudgeon who says 'Wait a minute, that's not what you said yesterday.'”

“I've always said that when you're in this business, you go where they send you.”

“I have come to believe that the true test of a person's character is how they treat people who can do absolutely nothing for them.”

“Presidential campaigns are a lot like bad colds. They are an affliction of the season, and you just have to wait them out.”

“What I've learned is that you can't make it up. The reality is so much more interesting than anything you could make up.”

“My mother said, 'Don't be a journalist, they don't make any money.'”

“I think the most important thing for a journalist is to be fair. It's not our job to be liked. It's our job to be fair.”

“The simple truth is, the world is a dangerous place. You have to be careful.”

“The only thing that has changed is the way we get the news. The need for news has not changed.”

“People want to know what's going on. They want the facts. They want to be able to make up their own minds.”

“I got into this business to tell stories, to find out what's going on and to tell people about it.”