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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.

Ted Turner

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Ted Turner
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: November 19
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Cincinnati
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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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The chance for mistakes is about equal to the number of crew squared.
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I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.
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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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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 ours and then Iran will stop, I believe. And so everybody else will, because if everybody doesn't have them, then we're safe, at least safe from a nuclear attack.
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Struggling hard to achieve something is the most fun I get.
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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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Christians are losers.
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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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I wanted to better inform the world.
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Nuclear war would really set back cable.
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Most of the people will have died and the rest of us will be cannibals.
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I've got a virtually limitless supply of bullshit.
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Hell, we spent $200 Billion to get a scared guy who needed a shave out of a fox-hole! And he may even die of prostate cancer before we even get a chance to try him, dammit!
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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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You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
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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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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.
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If you think you're a second-class citizen, you are.
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