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Larry King Biography

Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933) is an American television and radio host, whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and 10 Cable ACE Awards.

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

Broke, Competition, Strong

. . . The British press. . . [claimed that Tony] Blair was simply Bush's poodle - a favorite phrase, bewilderingly popular, although it made no sense - and that he was ignoring the will of the British people. Considering the hacks had spent Blair's first six years in office condemning him for relying on focus groups and opinion polls for his policies - in other words, paying attention to nothing but the will of the people, or at least their whims - that seemed a little rich to me, but as I said, logical consistency has never figured highly in the British media's scale of values.

Media, Office, Said, Sense, Simply, Years

The first rule of my speaking is: listen!

Firsts, Listen, Listening, Rule, Speaking

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.

Herbie, Lifelong, People, Ties, Years

If you have talent, I believe that talent will win out. In other words, if you're a good broadcaster, if you're a funny comic, you'll be heard. If you know how to do a broadcast, if you're a good newsman, if you can see an event and describe it, you're going to be heard and you're going to be seen. So there's always room. Now with cable and satellite and Internet, it's endless. You could blog, you could be your own talent.

Believe, Blog, Know, Talent, Winning, Words

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.

Effectively, Giving, Order, Organization, Personal, Releases

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

Know, Knows, Like, People, Stake, Stakes

I thought: If I was lucky enough to live, I'd change, myself-I realized I could have a new life-new energy, new endurance, and feel better about myself.

Change, Endurance, Feel Better, Health, Lucky, Realized

I'm not offended. Lenny Bruce taught me that everything's funny. You can make everything funny. I don't think that assassinations are funny, I don't think you can make fun of ISIS, but almost everything is funny. And If we can't laugh at ourselves, who can we laugh at? So I don't mind ethnic humor. I like ethnic humor. I like dialect jokes. Laughter is a very subjective thing. If it's funny to you it's funny. And a lot of things are funny to me.

Fun, Jokes, Laughter, Like, Think, Thinking

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

Hard, Message, Messages, Relax, Relief

What you want in an interview is four things: You want someone who can explain what they do very well, who can have a sense of humor and hopefully is self - deprecating, who has a bit of a chip on their shoulder, and passion. If you have passion, a chip on the shoulder, a sense of humor, and you can explain what you do very well, it doesn't matter if you're a plumber or a singer or a politician. If you have those four things, you are interesting.

Deprecating, Interesting, Passion, Politician, Sense, Sense Of Humor

Those of us forced to read the London papers sometimes speculate about which is greater: the average British hack's sloth, mendacity, ignorance, obsequiousness, capacity for drink, or aversion to paying for that drink. Smart money tends to split between the latter two.

Ignorance, Obsequiousness, Read, Smart, Two

The secret of success is an absolute ungovernable curiosity.

Absolute, Curiosity, Journalist, Secret, Success, Ungovernable

We met in an airport in Las Vegas, Harrison Ford and I, and he said, "I just finished a movie called 42. I play Branch Rickey. There's this kid in it playing Jackie Robinson. I think it's a pretty good movie. "

Kid, Kids, Las, Robinson, Thinking, Vegas

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

Caring, Doubt, Friend, Mind

People would pay money to work at CNN

Cnn, Pay, People, Work

If you do something, expect consequences

Consequence, Consequences, Expect, Ifs

Communications is the number one major in America today. CNN had 25,000 applicants for five intern jobs this summer.

America, Communication, Communications, Five, Jobs, Summer

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 you tell stories you'll embellish them a little, especially with foxhole humor.

Humor, Lying, Remember, Said, Sometimes

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.

Effective Listening, Good Day, Good Morning, Learn, Listening, Teach

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