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Ted Turner quotes: I was cable when cable wasn't cool.

I was cable when cable wasn't cool.

Ted Turner quotes: The United States has got some of the dumbest people in the world. I want you to know that we know that.

The United States has got some of the dumbest people in the world. I want you to know that we know that.

Ted Turner quotes: It was okay for people to write negative things about me just as long as they spelled my name right.

It was okay for people to write negative things about me just as long as they spelled my name right.

Ted Turner quotes: Make a way, find a way or get out of the way.

Make a way, find a way or get out of the way.

Ted Turner quotes: The world and life have been mighty good to me. And I want to put something back.

The world and life have been mighty good to me. And I want to put something back.

Ted Turner quotes: I'm hard of hearing. I miss a lot. It's really tough.

I'm hard of hearing. I miss a lot. It's really tough.

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

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

Ted Turner quotes: I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.

I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.

Ted Turner quotes: Sports is like a war without the killing.

Sports is like a war without the killing.

Ted Turner quotes: I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.

I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.

Ted Turner quotes: It was a struggle financing CNN, but I did it without ever asking the government for a nickel.

It was a struggle financing CNN, but I did it without ever asking the government for a nickel.

Ted Turner quotes: Every man sees a little of himself in Rhett Butler.

Every man sees a little of himself in Rhett Butler.

Ted Turner quotes: I see what keeps people young: work!

I see what keeps people young: work!

Ted Turner quotes: What the Bible says is really true-it's better to give than to receive.

What the Bible says is really true-it's better to give than to receive.

Ted Turner quotes: War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.

War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.

Ted Turner quotes: Struggling hard to achieve something is the most fun I get.

Struggling hard to achieve something is the most fun I get.

Ted Turner quotes: You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

Ted Turner quotes: All my life people have said that I wasn't going to make it.

All my life people have said that I wasn't going to make it.

Ted Turner quotes: I'm 68 and a half years old; I grew up with newspapers; I love newspapers; I love the news business. I started CNN; I'm a journalist and proud of it.

I'm 68 and a half years old; I grew up with newspapers; I love newspapers; I love the news business. I started CNN; I'm a journalist and proud of it.

Ted Turner quotes: Basically we are chimpanzees with about two percent more intelligence and a little less hair.

Basically we are chimpanzees with about two percent more intelligence and a little less hair.

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

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

Ted Turner quotes: I have both sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation, which are both debilitating conditions.

I have both sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation, which are both debilitating conditions.

Ted Turner quotes: Exposure to defeat is a very important thing. Anyone who doesn't look to get beaten is doing a disservice to himself.

Exposure to defeat is a very important thing. Anyone who doesn't look to get beaten is doing a disservice to himself.

Ted Turner quotes: CNN anchor Gwen Scott claimed it is common knowledge that Turner sits in his office and smokes marijuana.

CNN anchor Gwen Scott claimed it is common knowledge that Turner sits in his office and smokes marijuana.

Ted Turner quotes: Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society.

Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society.

Ted Turner quotes: I'm sure God, wherever he is, wants to see us get along with one another and love one another.

I'm sure God, wherever he is, wants to see us get along with one another and love one another.

Ted Turner quotes: 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.

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.

Ted Turner quotes: I haven't been in a store to buy anything for five years.

I haven't been in a store to buy anything for five years.

Ted Turner quotes: At Time Warner, I had ten percent of the stock after the merger. But when we merged with AOL, I was diluted down to three percent.

At Time Warner, I had ten percent of the stock after the merger. But when we merged with AOL, I was diluted down to three percent.

Ted Turner quotes: I've got a virtually limitless supply of bullshit.

I've got a virtually limitless supply of bullshit.

Ted Turner quotes: When our time's up, it's up. All the money in the world won't buy you one more day.

When our time's up, it's up. All the money in the world won't buy you one more day.

Ted Turner quotes: Many times through the ages, like as not the chance appears, but because of indecision, man's fond hopes are drowned in tears.

Many times through the ages, like as not the chance appears, but because of indecision, man's fond hopes are drowned in tears.

Ted Turner quotes: If you think you're a second-class citizen, you are.

If you think you're a second-class citizen, you are.

Ted Turner quotes: There is no greater legacy that we can leave our children and grandchildren than a peaceful and safer world.

There is no greater legacy that we can leave our children and grandchildren than a peaceful and safer world.

Ted Turner quotes: 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.

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.

Ted Turner quotes: Where's the upside in opening your mouth?

Where's the upside in opening your mouth?

Ted Turner quotes: Rupert Murdoch is the most dangerous man in the world.

Rupert Murdoch is the most dangerous man in the world.

Ted Turner quotes: 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.

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.

Ted Turner quotes: I'm just a socialist at heart.

I'm just a socialist at heart.

Ted Turner quotes: I'd rather be smart and poor than rich and dumb.

I'd rather be smart and poor than rich and dumb.

Ted Turner quotes: I love CNN. I love the Cartoon Network. I mean, I thought these things up.

I love CNN. I love the Cartoon Network. I mean, I thought these things up.

Ted Turner quotes: If you panic that's a good way to lose. You have to stay in control.

If you panic that's a good way to lose. You have to stay in control.

Ted Turner quotes: I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.

I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.

Ted Turner quotes: The chance for mistakes is about equal to the number of crew squared.

The chance for mistakes is about equal to the number of crew squared.

Ted Turner quotes: I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.

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

Ted Turner quotes: There are too many people, that's why we have global warming. We have global warming because too many people are using too much stuff.

There are too many people, that's why we have global warming. We have global warming because too many people are using too much stuff.

Ted Turner quotes: If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.

If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.

Ted Turner quotes: There's really five companies who control 90% of what we read, see, and hear.

There's really five companies who control 90% of what we read, see, and hear.

Ted Turner quotes: Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.

Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.

Ted Turner quotes: If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.

If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.

Ted Turner quotes: You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.

You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.

Ted Turner quotes: Christianity is a religion for losers.

Christianity is a religion for losers.

Ted Turner quotes: It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.

It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.

Ted Turner quotes: A total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal.

A total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal.

Ted Turner quotes: If there is a God, he is not doing a good job of protecting the earth. He's kind of checked out.

If there is a God, he is not doing a good job of protecting the earth. He's kind of checked out.

Ted Turner quotes: To succeed you have to be innovative.

To succeed you have to be innovative.

Ted Turner quotes: It's been a long time since anybody caught me saying something stupid.

It's been a long time since anybody caught me saying something stupid.

Ted Turner quotes: The more good I do, the more money has come in. You have to learn to give. You're not born to give. You're born selfish.

The more good I do, the more money has come in. You have to learn to give. You're not born to give. You're born selfish.

Ted Turner quotes: To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.

To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless.

Ted Turner quotes: If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.

If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.

Ted Turner quotes: I don't watch entertainment. I haven't watched in years. I want to see serious news.

I don't watch entertainment. I haven't watched in years. I want to see serious news.

Ted Turner quotes: I've always tried to do the smartest and best thing.

I've always tried to do the smartest and best thing.

Ted Turner quotes: If I sold all my liabilities, I wouldn't own anything. My wife's a liability, my kids are liabilities, and I haven't sold them.

If I sold all my liabilities, I wouldn't own anything. My wife's a liability, my kids are liabilities, and I haven't sold them.

Ted Turner quotes: The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better.

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

Ted Turner quotes: The worst sin, the ultimate sin for me, in anything, is to be bored.

The worst sin, the ultimate sin for me, in anything, is to be bored.

Ted Turner quotes: Christians are losers.

Christians are losers.

Ted Turner quotes: I thought, between sports and news and television and friendship, that you could end the Cold War and, by God, we did.

I thought, between sports and news and television and friendship, that you could end the Cold War and, by God, we did.

Ted Turner quotes: I like something with 'vice' in it.

I like something with 'vice' in it.

Ted Turner quotes: The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about.

The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about.

Ted Turner quotes: Never set goals you can reach in your lifetime.

Never set goals you can reach in your lifetime.

Ted Turner quotes: There's a fine line between being colorful and being an asshole, and I hope I'm still just colorful.

There's a fine line between being colorful and being an asshole, and I hope I'm still just colorful.

Ted Turner quotes: My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.

My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.

Ted Turner quotes: Just because your ratings are bigger doesn't mean you're better.

Just because your ratings are bigger doesn't mean you're better.

Ted Turner quotes: I travel a lot. I'm on the move.

I travel a lot. I'm on the move.

Ted Turner quotes: I wanted to better inform the world.

I wanted to better inform the world.

Ted Turner quotes: Nuclear war would really set back cable.

Nuclear war would really set back cable.

Ted Turner quotes: Man should be judged by the deeds done to help his fellow man.

Man should be judged by the deeds done to help his fellow man.

Ted Turner quotes: I fantasize about everything; being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.

I fantasize about everything; being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.

Ted Turner quotes: Do something. Either lead, follow or get out of the way.

Do something. Either lead, follow or get out of the way.

Ted Turner quotes: The mind is just another muscle.

The mind is just another muscle.

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

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

Ted Turner quotes: There's nothing wrong with being fired.

There's nothing wrong with being fired.

Ted Turner quotes: If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.

If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.

Ted Turner quotes: I'm no genius. I'm not at all; I just happen to look five or 10 years ahead and think things through ...

I'm no genius. I'm not at all; I just happen to look five or 10 years ahead and think things through ...

Ted Turner quotes: I was gonna go broke if I didn't get things turned around real fast.

I was gonna go broke if I didn't get things turned around real fast.

Ted Turner quotes: I didn't get here for my acting ... but I love show business.

I didn't get here for my acting ... but I love show business.

Ted Turner quotes: If I had any humility I would be perfect.

If I had any humility I would be perfect.

Ted Turner quotes: I mean, there's no point in sittin' around and cryin' about spilt milk. Gotta move on.

I mean, there's no point in sittin' around and cryin' about spilt milk. Gotta move on.

Ted Turner quotes: The happiest people are those who are contributing to society.

The happiest people are those who are contributing to society.

Ted Turner quotes: Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.

Ted Turner quotes: When I was a publisher of CNN, I took responsibility for the actions of the network.

When I was a publisher of CNN, I took responsibility for the actions of the network.