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I like Obama. I don't know who could do a better job. He's got an incredibly tough situation, and a good heart and mind. I'd like to see him rally support a little better.
Ted Turner
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Ted Turner
Age: 85
Born: 1938
Born: November 19
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Robert Edward Turner III
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I fantasize about everything being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.
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I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.
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When our time's up, it's up. All the money in the world won't buy you one more day.
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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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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.
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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 no genius. I'm not at all I just happen to look five or 10 years ahead and think things through.
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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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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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I've never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didn't have the right attitude, didn't give it everything he had, at least while he was doing it wasn't prepared and didn't have the whole program worked out.
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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 mean, there's no point in sittin' around and cryin' about spilt milk. Gotta move on.
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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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