Carolina QuotesWell, I had a high school teacher who also helped. Her name was Mrs. Buro Smith. And she said one line to me that was a turning point in my life and I will never forget it. I turned in a paper one day and she read it and she said, "David, I think you ought to be a journalist." First time that thought had ever crossed my mind.
David Brinkley
Carolinian
Source
Interview with Brian Lamb, C-SPAN Booknotes, December 10, 1995
- form
- interview
- work
- Booknotes: David Brinkley: A Memoir
- year
- 1995
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