Ted Turner
21 quotes
Biography
Robert Edward Turner III was an American businessman, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television.
"Our future is in our hands. We do have global communications, and we know what's going on all over the world, and we know what's right, and we know what's wrong. The question is, are we going to do something about it?"
"If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect."
"Climate change is one of the world’s most serious problems – but moving to a cleaner energy future is also one of the world’s greatest business opportunities. Given the scale of the challenge – and the opportunity – we must act now to tackle climate change. … While the problem can sometimes seem overwhelming, we can turn things around – but we must move beyond climate talk to climate action."
"Just because people get divorced doesn’t mean they stop loving each other … It may be hard for two people to live together, but I can’t ever forget the reasons that made me fall in love with him. … Given his childhood, he should’ve become a dictator. He should’ve become a not nice person. The miracle is that he became what he is. A man who will go to heaven, and there’ll be a lot of animals up there welcoming him, animals that have been brought back from the edge of extinction because of Ted. He’s turned out to be a good guy. And he says he’s not religious. But he, the whole time I was with him, every speech — and he likes to give speeches — he always ends his speech with "God bless." And he’ll get into heaven. He’s a miracle."
"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."
"My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job."
"Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - it's like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million."
"I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement."
"You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win."
"I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies."
"When I started 'CNN,' I made the decision to stay out of endorsing candidates, and let the doers make up their own minds about politics, that it wasn't going to come from me."
"I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies."
"Sports is like a war without the killing."
"Sports is like a war without the killing."
"War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money."
"If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect."
"Life is like a B-movie. You don't want to leave in the middle of it but you don't want to see it again."
"If I only had a little humility I'd be perfect."
"I travel a lot. I'm on the move."
"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."
"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."