132 Quotes by 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.

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

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.

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?

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

My first rule of conversation is this: I never learn a thing while I’m talking. I realize every morning that nothing I say today will teach me anything, so if I’m going to learn a lot today, I’ll have to do it by listening. As.

Don’t utilize utilize. Use use.

Successful people who cannot express themselves well? I can’t think of one.

If you look at the media now all of the hosts of these other shows are interviewing themselves. The guests are a prop for the hosts on these cable networks. The guests for me are always the paramount.