I fantasized being a broadcaster.

The guest to me was always paramount.

People would pay money to work at CNN

People would pay money to work at CNN.

If you do something, expect consequences

I have never understood the Iowa caucus.

The first rule of my speaking is: listen!

If you do something, expect consequences.

Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories

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

i never learned anything while i was talking.

Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories.

I've had a great ride. I've got no complaints.

If I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.

You make your own luck. Luck is the residue of design.

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

The secret of success is an absolute ungovernable curiosity.

Sports are my favorite. It's the first thing I turn to every day.

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

I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.

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

I never forgot being poor, and I never stopped thinking how fortunate I am.

I never use the word 'I' when I interview someone. I think it's irrelevant.

If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it.

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

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

There is nothing in your destiny, nothing in your future that you cannot accomplish.

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

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

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

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

The Kardashians can be famous for being famous. What do they do? I can't figure it out.

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

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

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

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

With 500 channels and the Internet available, you'd think a candidate could get the word out.

Gleason became like a mentor of mine. I had Gleason helping me on television, Godfrey on radio.

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

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

All of my life doing interviews, comedy has been my favorite thing, comedians are my favorite people.

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

There is still nothing in life as constant and as changing at the same time as an afternoon at a ballpark.

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

I would like to ask Him if He was indeed virgin born, because the answer to that question would define history.

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

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

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