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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.
Ted Turner
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Ted Turner
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: November 19
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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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If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.
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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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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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