When I started ‘CNN,’ I made the decision to stay out of endorsing candidates, and let the doers make up their own minds about politics, that it wasn’t going to come from me. – Ted Turner
To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you’re truly wireless. – Ted Turner
I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I’ve probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I’ve got more experience. But I haven’t really changed. I’m still driven by the same philosophy. – Ted Turner
The United States has got some of the dumbest people in the world. I want you to know that we know that. – Ted Turner
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. – Ted Turner
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. – Ted Turner
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. – Ted Turner
I’d like to say that right now, in the last few years, the Democrats have been closer – have been more pro-environment. The coal industry is pretty well entrenched in the Republican Party and that’s one of the things that we need to phase out. – Ted Turner