Daily Inspiration Quote by Bob Schieffer

Journalism is usually a chase: phone calls unanswered, doors closed, sources “unavailable.” Bob Schieffer flips that familiar grind into a small brag and a big thesis about power. “I can’t think of any other job” isn’t just admiration for a beat; it’s a claim about a rare perch where the usual hierarchy reverses and the journalist becomes the destination.

The line lands because it’s observational, not self-mythologizing. Schieffer’s career in broadcast - most famously as the long-running face of Washington Sunday shows - sits at the intersection of politics, prestige, and ritual. In that ecosystem, newsmakers appear not because they’re generous with access but because the platform is a tollbooth. They come to shape the narrative, to launder their talking points into legitimacy, to be seen as responding rather than hiding. The journalist, in turn, gains leverage: fewer cold calls, more real-time accountability, a chance to press on contradictions while the camera is rolling.

The subtext is also a warning. If “they come to you,” it means you’re part of the choreography. Access can seduce; the set can soften; the relationship can drift from interrogation to managed conversation. Schieffer’s phrasing quietly acknowledges the oddity - and the privilege - of institutional journalism at its peak: a moment when the gatekeepers were so central that the governed and the governors had to show up at their door, smile, and answer questions.