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" I like Obama. I don't know who could do a better job. He's got an incredibly tough situation, and a good heart and mind. I'd like to see him rally support a little better. "
Ted Turner
Job
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" When I was young and ocean-racing competitively, and working the rest of the time, I was going 24 hours. I was on the verge of collapsing. But you've got to slow down a bit. "
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" 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. "
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" I know what I'm having 'em put on my tombstone: 'I have nothing more to say'. "
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" It was a struggle financing CNN, but I did it without ever asking the government for a nickel. "
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" I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. "
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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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" You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win. "
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" Life is a game. Money is how we keep score. "
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" I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business. "
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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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" 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. "
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" If the perpetrators of the World Trade Center plane crashes had a nuclear weapon, there's no doubt in my mind but that they would've detonated it in New York. "
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" I love CNN. I love the Cartoon Network. I mean, I thought these things up. "
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