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.

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.

Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.

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

This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it.

The only way to do news on television is not to be terrified of it.

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

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

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

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

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.