Larry King - Quotes

  • “The first rule of my speaking is: listen!”
  • 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.
  • If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it.
  • Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.
  • “i never learned anything while i was talking.”
  • “There is nothing in your destiny, nothing in your future that you cannot accomplish.”
  • “I never learned anything when I was talking.”
  • “I didn't learn anything while I was talking.”
  • “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”



Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American television host, radio host, and paid spokesman, whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys, an Emmy award, and 10 Cable ACE Awards. King began as a local Florida journalist and radio interviewer in the 1950s and 1960s and gained prominence beginning in 1978 as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. From 2012 until 2020, he hosted Larry King Now on Hulu and RT America. He continues to host Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show which has aired weekly on the same two channels since 2013.