Firm foundation Quote by David Brinkley

“A successfull man is who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at us.”

— David Brinkley

I'm not a very good advertisement for the American school system.

— David Brinkley

Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty.

— 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

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

She took a leap of faith and grew her wings on the way down.

— David Brinkley

Washington is a pool of money surrounded by people who want some.

— David Brinkley

Washington, D.C. is a city filled with people who believe they are important.

— David Brinkley

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

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

In the nineteenth century, government agencies in Washington had, almost without exception, flatly refused to hire even one female.

— David Brinkley

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.

— David Brinkley