I don't know what a softball question is. All I know is I have no agenda. I ask short questions, and I listen to the answer.
Larry KingRead
i never learned anything while i was talking.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of listening over speaking in the learning process.
Larry King's quote highlights the idea that true learning occurs when we take the time to listen rather than dominate conversations with our own thoughts and opinions. It suggests that by being quiet and attentive, we open ourselves up to new information and understanding, encouraging a mindset that values the input of others.
Themes
ListeningLearningCommunicationWisdomSpeech
In practice
Example use cases
In a workshop on effective communication, you might say this quote to encourage participants to listen more.
More from Larry King
All quotes →Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.
Larry KingRead
I like getting to the meat of things. You can't get it in a five-minute interview. I like to hone a person. I like to make eye contact.
Larry KingRead
I never use the word 'I' when I interview someone. I think it's irrelevant.
Larry KingRead
I just love asking questions. I love people. It's in my DNA. I'm cursed - and blessed.
Larry KingRead
I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.
Larry KingRead
Similar quotes
I experience each moment like baklava: rich in this layer, and this layer, and this layer.
Ram DassRead
So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: “Is this person in between me and what I want to do?” If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when you’re in charge, don’t hire the people who were jerky to you.
Tina FeyRead
It's so hard when you're young to look at older people and understand that they have been where you are. It's the weirdest thing. You just can't get your head around that, can you? You can't get your head around the fact that someone who is 60 was once 16, if you're 16. But the fact is they have been, and they remember it.
Helen MirrenRead
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
John BurroughsRead
You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.
Frank MccourtRead
Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.
E. M. ForsterRead