Ted Turner
Ted Turner
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner IIIis an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the Cable News Network, the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth19 November 1938
CityCincinnati, OH
CountryUnited States of America
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The reason that the World Trade Center got hit is because there are a lot of people living in abject poverty out there who don't have any hope for a better life.
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It is after much deliberation that I have decided not to stand for re-election at the annual meeting. I have enjoyed working with (TW chairman and CEO) Dick Parsons, as well as the other board members and the management team. I wish Dick and the company every success.
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We had a president of the United States who had been out of the country but once before he was elected. There's been a lot since.
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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.
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I love this planet... I want to see the environment preserved and I want to see the human race preserved. And I'd like to see everybody living decently in a more equitable, kind-hearted, thoughtful, generous world.
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They said they will like to get the issue behind them, and I believe them,
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There's an awful lot of superfluous news, the pervert of the day and someone that shot seven people at a fraternity party. Who needs it all?
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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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I admire Steve Case's decision to put our company and its employees first, and I am delighted that he will remain on the board and be active because frankly, we really need his experience and vision.
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My son is now an ""entrepreneur."" That's what you're called when you don't have a job.
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I pledged to the U.N. that I'm going to try and raise additional funds from other sources as well, to get other wealthy individuals to contribute, because there's no reason why we can't raise lots of money... The world is just awash in money right because of the markets,
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I had a sacred trust there and I let it go. I thought there was no way they could phase me out, and I was wrong.
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He's just a kid, ... I think he was off his rocker when he said those things.
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I consider this movement part of the human rights movement, ... Everybody is entitled to an equal chance in life. ... I'm going to keep pressing so everyone has an equal chance in the world. There's still a lot of work to do, and we'll keep doing it.