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" They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked it, didn't like it - it was appointment viewing. "

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" 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

Father

Now

New York

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

" 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. "

" 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

Myself

Morning

" 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. "

" Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories. "

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

" The guest to me was always paramount. "

Larry King

Guest

Always

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I like to put a stake in people, because I know people helped me. "

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

" People would pay money to work at CNN. "

" I love doing what I do. I love asking questions. I love being in the mix. "

" I have never understood the Iowa caucus. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 don't know what a softball question is. All I know is I have no agenda. I ask short questions, and I listen to the answer. "

" I just love asking questions. I love people. It's in my DNA. I'm cursed - and blessed. "

" If you do something, expect consequences. "

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

" 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. "

" Who wouldn't want to be Frank Sinatra's son? "

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

" People sometimes think I'm sort of all-knowing. "

" Anything can happen when people run for office. "