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
television cables
I was cable when cable wasn't cool.
climbing imagination mountain
I fantasize about everything; being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.
best-things
I've always tried to do the smartest and best thing.
choices way
Make a way, find a way or get out of the way.
persistence never-quit quitting
If you never quit, you're never beaten.
panic way ifs
If you panic that's a good way to lose. You have to stay in control.
conspiracy company five
There's really five companies who control 90% of what we read, see, and hear.
snakes earth bunnies
I like snakes. I like hummingbirds. There's nothing on earth I don't like. Frogs. Salamanders. The bunnies, the giraffes, the hippopotamuses.
thoughtful race world
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.
lines fine stills
There's a fine line between being colorful and being an asshole, and I hope I'm still just colorful.
feet feelings say-anything
I'm a human being, just like everybody else. I'm up some days and down others. Some days, I just refuse comment. If I'm feeling a little down, I won't say anything. But if I'm really up, I'll let it all hang out. I do have a slight propensity to put my foot in my mouth.
sleep conditions
I have both sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation, which are both debilitating conditions.
mergers three ten
At Time Warner, I had ten percent of the stock after the merger. But when we merged with AOL, I was diluted down to three percent.
television our-society negative
Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society.