Larry King Quotes & Sayings

I didn't learn anything while I was talking. — Larry King

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! — Larry King

Those of us forced to read the London papers sometimes speculate about which is greater: the average British hack's sloth, mendacity, ignorance, obsequiousness, capacity for drink, or aversion to paying for that drink. Smart money tends to split between the latter two. — Larry King

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? — Larry King

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. — Larry King

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. — Larry King

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

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

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. — Larry King

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. — Larry King

William asked Diana if she'd seen the portrait of the Queen in yesterday's papers. "Her hands looked like she'd been in the garden all day; they were all big and dirty," he laughed. Diana giggled instinctively, then stopped herself. "William, please, don't say that."
"Sorry, Mummy, but it's true: Granny did look really funny."
Granny. How odd it sounded.
"Can I have some wine, Mummy?"
"No, William! Whatever are you thinking?"
"But Mummy, I drink it all the time."
"Erm, no, you don't actually, and, well, you can't have any."
"Yes, I can," he replied with a mischievous but determined grin.
And he did. A small but interesting piece of power play to observe. William knew what he wanted, and Diana was a soft touch with her boys.
- Piers Morgan — Larry King

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. — Larry King

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. — Larry King

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

I have never understood the Iowa caucus. — Larry King

I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix. — Larry King

Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide. — Larry King

I'm from Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, if you say, 'I'm dangerous', you'd better be dangerous. — Larry King

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

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

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. — Larry King

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

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. — Larry King

I fantasized being a broadcaster. — Larry King

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

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. — Larry King

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

The first rule of my speaking is: listen! — Larry King

I had no trouble going from radio to TV - I just thought of TV as radio with pictures. — Larry King

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. — Larry King

With 500 channels and the Internet available, you'd think a candidate could get the word out. — Larry King

i never learned anything while i was talking. — Larry King

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. — Larry King

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. — Larry King

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

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. — Larry King

If you do something, expect consequences. — Larry King

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

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

Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories. — Larry King

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

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

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

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. — Larry King

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

I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up. — Larry King

You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word. — Larry King

An NBA game in L.A., the Lakers - I'm a Clipper fan - it's to be seen as much as seeing the game. — Larry King

I never use the word 'I' when I interview someone. I think it's irrelevant. — Larry King

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

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

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

The secret of success is an absolute ungovernable curiosity. — Larry King

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. — Larry King

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? — Larry King

People would pay money to work at CNN. — Larry King

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. — Larry King

The British press ... [claimed that Tony] Blair was simply Bush's poodle - a favorite phrase, bewilderingly popular, although it made no sense - and that he was ignoring the will of the British people. Considering the hacks had spent Blair's first six years in office condemning him for relying on focus groups and opinion polls for his policies - in other words, paying attention to nothing but the will of the people, or at least their whims - that seemed a little rich to me, but as I said, logical consistency has never figured highly in the British media's scale of values. — Larry King

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