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I wanted to better inform the world.

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Ted Turner
Age: 85
Born: 1938
Born: November 19
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Environmentalist
Media Proprietor
Philanthropist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Edward Turner III
Robert Edward Turner
Robert Turner
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Most of the people will have died and the rest of us will be cannibals.
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Nuclear war would really set back cable.
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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 regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is.
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You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
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Women? I love women. Life would have been virtually zero without them. Journalism? I really feel like I am a journalist... And courage? I had a boat named Courageous.
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If you panic that's a good way to lose. You have to stay in control.
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Music has a great power for bringing people together. With so many forces in this world acting to drive wedges between people, it's important to preserve those things that help us experience our common humanity.
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I fantasize about everything being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.
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CNN anchor Gwen Scott claimed it is common knowledge that Turner sits in his office and smokes marijuana.
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Sports is like a war without the killing.
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The whole idea of television news or any kind of news is to inform people about things they need to know about.
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I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.
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I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top.
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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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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.
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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 don't watch entertainment. I haven't watched in years. I want to see serious news.
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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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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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