Top 25 Larry King Quotes

I have never understood the Iowa caucus.

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.

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

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

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

I’m from Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, if you say, ‘I’m dangerous’, you’d better be dangerous.

If you do something, expect consequences.

I want to be frozen on the hope that they’ll find whatever I died of and bring me back.

I never forgot being poor, and I never stopped thinking how fortunate I am.

I fantasized being a broadcaster.

People would pay money to work at CNN.

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’m 80 years old, and I don’t know what I’m going to be when I grow up.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 had no trouble going from radio to TV – I just thought of TV as radio with pictures.

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 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 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.

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