--- title: "Best Larry King Sayings" description: "Larry King was an American TV and radio host, author, and spokesman. He was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b089/author-larry-king-7288.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b089/author-larry-king-7288.jpg) # Larry King (1933–2021) Actor United States **92** quotes in **518** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Larry King was an actor from the United States, best known for *Anything Goes!*. ## Quick Facts About Larry King Born November 19, 1933 Died January 23, 2021 Nationality United States Profession Actor Notable works Anything Goes! Spouse Julie Alexander ## About Larry King Larry King was an American TV and radio host, author, and spokesman. He was a WMBM radio interviewer in the Miami area in the 1950s and 1960s. Beginning in 1978, King gained national prominence as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard over the Mutual Broadcasting System. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. King hosted Larry King Now from 2012 to 2020, which aired on Hulu, Ora TV, and RT America. He hosted Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show, on the same three channels from 2013 to 2020. King conducted over 50,000 interviews on radio and television. ## Awards & Honors Peabody Awards star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ## Quotes by Larry King · Page 3 > [Anonymous sources are to journalism what silicon enhancements are to the feminine figure; they look impressive to the gullible, but something doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/anonymous-sources-are-to-journalism-what-silicon-enhancements-are-to/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Enhancement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enhancement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/larry-king-7288_enhancement_anonymous-sources-are-to-journalism-what_3212451.png) > [They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/they-don-t-have-a-lot-of-appointment-viewing-what-television-depends/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Depends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depends/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c17/larry-king-7288_depends_they-don-t-have-a-lot-of-appointment-vie_535980.png) > [I like getting to the meat of things. You can't get it in a five-minute interview. I like to hone a person.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/i-like-getting-to-the-meat-of-things-you-can-t-get-it-in-a-five/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Eye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/larry-king-7288_eye_i-like-getting-to-the-meat-of-things-you_2202564.png) > [I've got a nice car. I love my job. I've got a bagel store, and I have breakfast every morning with friends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/i-ve-got-a-nice-car-i-love-my-job-i-ve-got-a-bagel-store-and-i-have/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Been](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/been/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/larry-king-7288_been_i-ve-got-a-nice-car-i-love-my-job-i-ve-g_1162779.png) > [The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/the-rich-don-t-win-elections-they-support-the-money-but-what/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/larry-king-7288_america_the-rich-don-t-win-elections-they-suppor_605510.png) > [Nobody beats a bunch of journalists for inflating their rather mundane straightforward chores with a lot more melodrama and self-importance than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/nobody-beats-a-bunch-of-journalists-for-inflating-their-rather/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Beats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beats/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/larry-king-7288_beats_nobody-beats-a-bunch-of-journalists-for_2507295.png) > [Someone once said, "I don't lie because then I don't have to remember anything." I've told white lies a lot. Sometimes when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/someone-once-said-i-don-t-lie-because-then-i-don-t-have-to-remember/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Humor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/816/larry-king-7288_humor_someone-once-said-i-don-t-lie-because-th_1661543.png) > [We met in an airport in Las Vegas, Harrison Ford and I, and he said, "I just finished a movie called 42.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/we-met-in-an-airport-in-las-vegas-harrison-ford-and-i-and-he-said-i/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Airports](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/airports/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/larry-king-7288_airports_we-met-in-an-airport-in-las-vegas-harris_1024235.png) > [I've taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/i-ve-taken-my-boys-to-the-house-i-grew-up-in-taken-them-to-the-site/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/larry-king-7288_ball_i-ve-taken-my-boys-to-the-house-i-grew-u_458155.png) > [One thing I have learned is, if people tell you they had a "frank" discussion with someone, it is usually code for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/one-thing-i-have-learned-is-if-people-tell-you-they-had-a-frank/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Code](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/code/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/larry-king-7288_code_one-thing-i-have-learned-is-if-people-te_642699.png) > [My biggest fear is death because I don't think I'm going anywhere. And since I don't think that, and I don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/my-biggest-fear-is-death-because-i-don-t-think-i-m-going-anywhere-and/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Belief](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/belief/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/larry-king-7288_belief_my-biggest-fear-is-death-because-i-don-t_1409728.png) > [I did everything when I started. In Miami I did news, I did weather, I did sports, I did disk-jockeying. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/i-did-everything-when-i-started-in-miami-i-did-news-i-did-weather-i/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Miami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/miami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/larry-king-7288_miami_i-did-everything-when-i-started-in-miami_2957100.png) ## Larry King by topic [People (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/larry-king/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/#itemlist", "name": "Larry King Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Anonymous sources are to journalism what silicon enhancements are to the feminine figure; they look impressive to the gullible, but something doesn't feel right.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Larry King" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/anonymous-sources-are-to-journalism-what-silicon-enhancements-are-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/larry-king-7288_enhancement_anonymous-sources-are-to-journalism-what_3212451.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/larry-king-7288_enhancement_anonymous-sources-are-to-journalism-what_3212451.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/larry-king-7288_enhancement_anonymous-sources-are-to-journalism-what_3212451.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Anonymous sources are to journalism what silicon enhancements are to the feminine figure; they look…” — Larry King", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. 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