By early 1943, the Pentagon was complete-a building big enough to house forty thousand people and all their accoutrements, the largest building in the world, conceived, funded, designed and constructed in a little more than a year. And on the… — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“A successfull man is who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at us.” — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty. — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We can look forward to four more years of wonderful, inspirational speeches full of wit, poetry, music, love and affection, plus more goddamn nonsense. — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
Washington, D.C. is a city filled with people who believe they are important. — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
Nobody in TV makes as much money as Robert Redford, who likes to make movies for several million dollars only on the condition that… — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same… — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
In the nineteenth century, government agencies in Washington had, almost without exception, flatly refused to hire even one female. — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her. — David Brinkley Copy Share Image
