LARRY KING

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

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.

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

Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.

Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide.

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.

You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.

I'm from Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, if you say, 'I'm dangerous', you'd better be dangerous.

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

I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.

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.

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

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.

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'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've made a lot of mistakes. I've bonded with some people who use you, and some people that take advantage of you.

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

I've taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers used to play. They go to all the Dodger games, and they play Little League ball. I have infused them with New York spirit.

I'm having as much fun today as I did when I made $55 a week, because it is as much fun.

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.

Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories.

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

People would pay money to work at CNN.

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

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