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
Ted Turner quotes about
couple mean men
I lost 80 percent of my wealth and then gave away over half of the rest. So I'm a man of modest means now. But if you budget carefully and watch your expenditures, you can get by on a couple billion dollars.
men deeds-done eulogy
Man should be judged by the deeds done to help his fellow man.
men littles butlers
Every man sees a little of himself in Rhett Butler.
failure men tears
Many times through the ages, like as not the chance appears, but because of indecision, man's fond hopes are drowned in tears.
men world dangerous-man
Rupert Murdoch is the most dangerous man in the world.
running men office
Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.
men thinking names
I'm a millionaire, I guess, but I'm just a normal person and I like everybody, taxi drivers, whoever you are, to call me by my first name and talk to me on a man-to-man basis. I think the garbage collector is as important as the goddamned president.
phase sacred trust
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.
bank cards credit fraudulent ted unaware
We are unaware of any fraudulent use of Ted Turner's credit cards or bank statements.
coast earn hold profitable reputation time
And you can coast on that reputation for a long time but if you're going to hold that position, which I think would be the most profitable position, too, you have to earn it.
american-businessman quitters winner
You can never quit. Winner never quit, and quitters never win.
businesses compete earnings imitating less lose obsessed people small
When you lose small businesses, you lose big ideas. People who own their own businesses are their own bosses. They are independent thinkers. They know they can't compete by imitating the big guys; they have to innovate. So they are less obsessed with earnings than they are with ideas.
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Every day we are confronted with more news and information than we can handle, ... CNN Custom News will ensure that Internet users are not overwhelmed by this information.
deal line
I don't know what the deal is ... I told my caddie, 'Tomorrow, you line me up,'