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71 quotes by Ted Turner

Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938 ) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. As a philanthropist, he is known for his $1 billion gift to support the United Nations, which created the United Nations Foundation, a...
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Just because your ratings are bigger doesn't mean you're better.

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I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.

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The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better.

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I know what I'm having 'em put on my tombstone: 'I have nothing more to say'.

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I like snakes. I like hummingbirds. There's nothing on earth I don't like. Frogs. Salamanders. The bunnies, the giraffes, the hippopotamuses.

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The U.N. had such lofty goals to eliminate poverty and stop war and cure diseases and help refugees - things that no one country could do.

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Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.

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Life is like a B-movie. You don't want to leave in the middle of it but you don't want to see it again.

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The worst thing you can do if you want to start a fight is to use derogatory terminology.

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There's nothing wrong with being fired.

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When I started 'CNN,' I made the decision to stay out of endorsing candidates, and let the doers make up their own minds about politics, that... →

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I think we've already voted at the U.N., in the Security Council, to get rid of nuclear weapons. Let's get rid of them. Let's get rid of... →

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I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I've probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I've got... →

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