“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with bricks others have thrown at him.” David Brinkley

David McClure Brinkley was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. Wikipedia
Born: July 10, 1920, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Died: June 11, 2003, Houston, Texas, United States
Spouse: Susan Adolph (m. 1972–2003), Ann Fischer (m. 1946–1968)
Books: Washington Goes to War, MORE

Quotes
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.
The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.