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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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Ted Turner
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: November 19
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Cincinnati
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Robert Edward Turner III
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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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If you panic that's a good way to lose. You have to stay in control.
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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 was gonna go broke if I didn't get things turned around real fast.
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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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Many times through the ages, like as not the chance appears, but because of indecision, man's fond hopes are drowned in tears.
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I'm just a socialist at heart.
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You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
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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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The chance for mistakes is about equal to the number of crew squared.
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I wanted to better inform the world.
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Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.
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We have to do more than keep media giants from growing larger they're already too big. We need a new set of rules that will break these huge companies to pieces.
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I like something with 'vice' in it.
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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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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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Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.
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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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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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