King possessed the same humorous nonchalance regarding his age.
“I can’t believe I’m 80.
When I was a kid, nobody was 80.”
He managed to do this by maintaining one simple mantra throughout his career.
“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” (perNewsweek).
“I don’t pretend to know it all,” King said.
“Not, ‘What about Geneva or Cuba?
I ask, ‘Mr.
President, what don’t you like about this job?
Or ‘What’s the biggest mistake you made?
That’s fascinating” (viaAssociated Press).
