Larry King Quotes

I have never understood the Iowa caucus.

I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

i never learned anything while i was talking.

I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.

There is nothing in your destiny, nothing in your future that you cannot accomplish.

Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.

The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.

You cannot talk to people successfully if they think you are not interested in what they have to say or you have no respect for them.

Anonymous sources are to journalism what silicon enhancements are to the feminine figure; they look impressive to the gullible, but something doesn't feel right.

Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization some how releases or frees you to operate more effectively.

People would pay money to work at CNN

You know what amazes me about UFO's? They never land at the White House. They always land at laramie, Wyoming. Thiry miles out, where they're seen by one farmer.

The secret of success is an absolute ungovernable curiosity.

When I was 5 years old I would lie in bed, look at the radio, and I wanted to be on the radio. I don't know why.

The first rule of my speaking is: listen!

If you do something, expect consequences

Nobody beats a bunch of journalists for inflating their rather mundane straightforward chores with a lot more melodrama and self-importance than the job should be asked to contain.

You make your own luck. Luck is the residue of design.

It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark.

If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.

If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it.

I've made a lot of mistakes. I've bonded with some people who use you, and some people that take advantage of you.

I worked on the United Parcel Service truck, I sold home delivery of milk. But always, in the back of my mind, I wanted to get into radio.

I'm sort of the comic relief after a hard day at work. My message is that it's OK to relax

There is still nothing in life as constant and as changing at the same time as an afternoon at a ballpark.

Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories

Don't you think it would be better to legalize victimless crimes like drugs & prostitution & divert the resources to more important things like the rapes & assaults & things like that?

If I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

I did everything when I started. In Miami I did news, I did weather, I did sports, I did disk-jockeying. And I did a sports talk show every week - every Saturday night.

One thing I have learned is, if people tell you they had a "frank" discussion with someone, it is usually code for a yelling match with clenched fists.

There is an incredible film, 42. It's the incredible story of Jackie Robinson. I have extolled the virtues of this movie to everyone I meet. I've given quotes to everyone I talk to.

Gleason became like a mentor of mine. I had Gleason helping me on television, Godfrey on radio.

My father died when I was nine and a half. We were on relief for two years. They call it welfare now, but it was relief then... I never forgot the generosity of New York.

Communications is the number one major in America today. CNN had 25,000 applicants for five intern jobs this summer.

When I broke in, in 1957, it was wide open. Now you're up against strong competition.

I was always telling everyone, I want to be a broadcaster. They'd say, What, are you crazy? What, you're going to be Arthur Godfrey?

Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.

I have lifelong friends. My oldest friend, Herbie, has been a friend since I was 9. I've had bonds for over 50 years with people.

I'm having as much fun today as I did when I made $55 a week, because it is as much fun

The ultimate [travel destination] for me would be one perfect day in San Francisco. There's no city like it anywhere. And, if I could be there with the girl of my dreams, that would be the ultimate!

I've done radio interviews about this movie [42]. I feel I'm a part of this movie, since I knew Jackie Robinson. I was at his first game.

I like to put a stake in people, because I know people helped me.

I thought: If I was lucky enough to live, I'd change, myself-I realized I could have a new life-new energy, new endurance, and feel better about myself.

I would like to ask Him if He was indeed virgin born, because the answer to that question would define history.

All of my life doing interviews, comedy has been my favorite thing, comedians are my favorite people.

Let's not become so worried about not offending anybody that we lose the ability to distinguish between respect and paranoia.

Sports are my favorite. It's the first thing I turn to every day.

I thought I would be a sports announcer. All I was was a curious kid who wanted to be on the radio.

I didn't learn anything while I was talking.

The Kardashians can be famous for being famous. What do they do? I can't figure it out.