Top 96 Quotes & Sayings by Larry King
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American entertainer Larry King.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
I've made a lot of mistakes. I've bonded with some people who use you, and some people that take advantage of you.
You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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.
I fantasized being a broadcaster.
An NBA game in L.A., the Lakers - I'm a Clipper fan - it's to be seen as much as seeing the game.
Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.
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?
Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.
I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix.
I had no trouble going from radio to TV - I just thought of TV as radio with pictures.
Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories.
I never think of access or good will. I just want a good interview. I want guests to be informative and entertaining. I've never been concerned about someone's liking me tomorrow.
I'm having as much fun today as I did when I made $55 a week, because it is as much fun.
I've never seen anyone say, 'Let's go get this person today; let's really ram it into him.' I've never seen it. If a Democrat or Republican commits some horrendous story, the story will run. The networks will cover it.
I never use the word 'I' when I interview someone. I think it's irrelevant.
If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.
I've got a nice car. I love my job. I've got a bagel store, and I have breakfast every morning with friends I grew up with. I've been in movies, I've written books - I don't know how that all happened.
I've done hundreds of interviews on guns. I'm against people who use guns. I don't like guns, but I've never yelled at anyone.
I have never seen anyone at CNN ever say, 'Boy, here's how we're going to deal with this today to put this guy down and elevate this guy up.' I've never seen it.
If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it.
The guest to me was always paramount.
If you do something, expect consequences.
I'm sort of the comic relief after a hard day at work. My message is that it's OK to relax.
I like getting to the meat of things. You can't get it in a five-minute interview. I like to hone a person. I like to make eye contact.
I want to be frozen on the hope that they'll find whatever I died of and bring me back.
Gleason became like a mentor of mine. I had Gleason helping me on television, Godfrey on radio.
The names are bigger, the show is worldwide, but I get a royal pass into life in the broadcasting business.
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.
I don't wish anybody ill, I really don't. I've got a lot of faults, but I was never jealous or envious or... it's a waste of time.
The Kardashians can be famous for being famous. What do they do? I can't figure it out.
Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide.
I've taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers used to play. They go to all the Dodger games, and they play Little League ball. I have infused them with New York spirit.
With 500 channels and the Internet available, you'd think a candidate could get the word out.
I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.
Anything can happen when people run for office.
I like to put a stake in people, because I know people helped me.
Communications is the number one major in America today. CNN had 25,000 applicants for five intern jobs this summer.
Sports are my favorite. It's the first thing I turn to every day.
People would pay money to work at CNN.
I never forgot being poor, and I never stopped thinking how fortunate I am.
I thought I would be a sports announcer. All I was was a curious kid who wanted to be on the radio.
The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
My biggest fear is death because I don't think I'm going anywhere. And since I don't think that, and I don't have a belief... I'm married to someone who has the belief, so she knows she's going somewhere.
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 from Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, if you say, 'I'm dangerous', you'd better be dangerous.
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.
I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.
People sometimes think I'm sort of all-knowing.
I just love asking questions. I love people. It's in my DNA. I'm cursed - and blessed.
When you reach a certain age, and people see you on television, they look at you and think, 'Wow! Everything must be great!' Well, everything isn't always great. You can be hailed on the street corner, but you still have to go home and take out the garbage.
When I broke in, in 1957, it was wide open. Now you're up against strong competition.
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 have never understood the Iowa caucus.
I worked at CNN for almost 26 years. I worked in Mutual Radio for 20 years. I've been in the business 57 years. I have never seen a bias off the air or on.
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.
Who wouldn't want to be Frank Sinatra's son?
They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked it, didn't like it - it was appointment viewing.
It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark.
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.
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