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Quotes by Ted Turner

Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise

If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.

Life is like a B-movie. You dont want to leave in the middle of it but you dont want to see it again.

If I only had a little humility Id be perfect.

Every few seconds it changes - up an eighth, down an eighth - its like playing a slot machine. I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.

My son is now an entrepreneur. Thats what youre called when you dont have a job.

Ive never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didnt have the right attitude, didnt give it everything he had, at least while he was doing it; wasnt prepared and didnt have the whole program worked out.

Sports is like a war without the killing.

Ive had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.

I travel a lot. Im on the move.

The sad thing about destroying the environment is that were 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.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, Ive probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because Ive got more experience. But I havent really changed. Im still driven by the same philosophy.

I think Captain Cousteau might be the father of the environmental movement.