Bob Schieffer Quotes
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 mean.
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I don't have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.
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I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects.
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Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life.
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Now I am not against widgets, those small third-party applications that people can put on their Web pages on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, in general.
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I think I'm a lot funnier and goofier than people were able to see on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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Everyone has a purpose in life and a unique talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals.
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I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
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Car chases are as painstaking to make as they are fun to watch. They take a lot of time, and you have to keep the energy up.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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There's still is a status-quo group at City Hall who likes things done the old way, behind closed doors.
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True maturity is only reached when a man realizes he has become a father figure to his girlfriends' boyfriends - and he accepts it.
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Cotton was a force of nature. There's a poetry to it, hoeing and growing cotton.
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For the most part, the real work is done in the songwriting stage and recording; the next step is presenting to people.
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God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
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At Time Warner, I had ten percent of the stock after the merger. But when we merged with AOL, I was diluted down to three percent.
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I've always been able to just concoct a melody quite easily - it's just kind of instinct, really. You've got to channel your subconscious.
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In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.
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From an operational perspective, exports challenge companies to design, develop, manufacture and supply products to discerning customers in global markets. This, in turn, motivates companies to scale up the value chain, which results in higher realisations.
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Nobody has trusted the Iranian government from day one, but the idea of just refusing to have any kind of talks is dangerous in the extreme. Every administration says at least that we're trying to have talks between Israel and Palestine and solve the Middle East peace problem.
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I'm trying to escape the shackles of a pen and a pad. I've sat in sessions with Jay-Z where he doesn't write anything down. He'll come up with the most incredible triple entendre, all in his head - it's amazing.
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Know that nothing can hinder you but yourself. If you believe you can, you can.
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The simple act of writing down a goal and making a written plan for its accomplishment moves you to the top 3 percent.
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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 mean.
