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

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Ted Turner
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: November 19
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The world and life have been mighty good to me. And I want to put something back.
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When I got my statement in January, I was worth $2.2 billion. Then I got another statement in August that said I was worth $3.2 billion. So I figure it's only nine months' earnings, who cares?
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Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.
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If there is a God, he is not doing a good job of protecting the earth. He's kind of checked out.
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I fantasize about everything being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.
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John is very aware of the responsibilities that come with being a landowner. I also feel that way. We both see landownership as a personal investment, but also an opportunity to contribute to the well-being of our planet and its inhabitants.
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I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.
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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 more experience. But I haven't really changed. I'm still driven by the same philosophy.
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The mind is just another muscle.
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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.
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Over a three year period, I gave away half of what I had. To be honest, my hands shook as I signed it away. I knew I was taking myself out of the race to be the richest man in the world.
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The biggest thing I learned from losing? Winning's better.
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The sad thing about destroying the environment is that we're going to take the rest of life with us. The bluebirds will be gone, and the elephants will be gone, and the tigers will be gone, and the pandas will be gone.
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Be sure to set your goals so high that you can't possibly accomplish them in one lifetime. That way you'll always have something ahead of you. I made the mistake of setting my goals too low, and now I'm having a hard time coming up with new ones.
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I'm a very good thinker, but I sometimes grab the wrong word. I say something I didn't think through adequately. I mean, I don't type my speeches, then sit up there and read them off the teleprompter, you know. I wing it.
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Man should be judged by the deeds done to help his fellow man.
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I'm just a socialist at heart.
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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.
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Christians are losers.
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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.
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