A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
David Brinkley
Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty.
David Brinkley
I'm not a very good advertisement for the American school system.
David Brinkley
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.
David Brinkley
People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world, most of the time, nothing is happening.
David Brinkley
The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if it were.
David Brinkley
The only way to do news on television is not to be terrified of it.
David Brinkley
This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it.
David Brinkley
Washington, D.C. is a city filled with people who believe they are important.
David Brinkley
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