A biography for Larry Kinghasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“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 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'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 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.”
“If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.”
“I just love asking questions. I love people. It's in my DNA. I'm cursed - and blessed.”
“Anything can happen when people run for office.”
“I fantasized being a broadcaster.”
“I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.”
“Gleason became like a mentor of mine. I had Gleason helping me on television, Godfrey on radio.”
“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 never forgot being poor, and I never stopped thinking how fortunate I am.”
“People sometimes think I'm sort of all-knowing.”
“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.”
“When I broke in, in 1957, it was wide open. Now you're up against strong competition.”