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Larry King Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: entertainer
Nationality: american
Birth: November 19, 1933

Topics

Competition Strong You Now Open Up

The funny thing about 'Take Shelter' is that a lot of people talk about how it was allegory for the economy and things that were to happen. And that was so on the nose in the movie for me. I was like, 'That's obvious.' It's the other stuff about marriage and commitment and those other things that I spent the most time thinking about.

Funny Marriage Time Commitment Me

We are strangely biased, as individuals and media institutions, to focus on big sudden changes, whether good or bad - amazing breakthroughs, such as a new gadget that gets released, or catastrophic failures, like a plane crash.

Good Focus Amazing Media Bad New

Most middle-aged white men probably don't know about little old Stormzy from London.

Men White Know London Old Little

Anyone can be a hero. You just have to have faith in yourself.

Faith Hero Yourself You Just Anyone

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

Life Lie My Life You Lying Never

I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner.

Life Partner Loner

What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared.

Learning Respect Past People Society

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

Research You Plagiarism Steal Many

I've always felt I want to be of service to the world somehow. I haven't yet figured out how to do it, and I may never figure out how to do it.

William T. Vollmann

Service World Want Never Always Out

I did read Indian scriptures when we could get the English versions, but the problem was I never took the time to learn the language. Really, what it comes down to is that I knew the emotion of faith; I knew what my parents were trying to teach me, but we always said 'No' when my mom was trying to teach us Punjabi.

Faith Time Parents Me Mom Language

The respected intellectuals are those who conform and serve power interests.

Power Serve Who Those Respected

Body armor is meant to fit snug to the body to stop shrapnel and absorb a bullet's impact. Armor designed for a boxier male frame does not fit properly on the overwhelming majority of females, who have a very different stature and body type than their male counterparts.

Impact Body Stop Frame Bullet Armor

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