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
grandchildren impact today
Every action or inaction has an impact-good or bad-upon our surroundings, and anything we do today will have an impact on the lives of our grandchildren.
weed marijuana anchors
CNN anchor Gwen Scott claimed it is common knowledge that Turner sits in his office and smokes marijuana.
life-and-death life-is-like want
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.
music common-humanity people
Music has a great power for bringing people together. With so many forces in this world acting to drive wedges between people, it's important to preserve those things that help us experience our common humanity.
writing names long
It was okay for people to write negative things about me just as long as they spelled my name right.
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.
bank cards credit fraudulent ted unaware
We are unaware of any fraudulent use of Ted Turner's credit cards or bank statements.
country president states united
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.
american-businessman quitters winner
You can never quit. Winner never quit, and quitters never win.
american-businessman
If I had any humility I would be perfect.
american-businessman
If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
man
I think George Bush is the most dangerous man in the world.
environment everybody generous human living love preserved race
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.
american-businessman life
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.