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.”

“Sports is like a war without the killing.”

“I've 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. I'm on the move.”

“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...”

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

“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 stil...”

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

“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.”

“If I only had a little humility I'd be perfect.”

“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.”

“My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.”

“I've never run into a guy who could win at the top level in anything today and didn't have the right attitude, didn't give it everything he had, at least while he was doing it; wasn't prepared and ...”

“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.”

“If I only had a little humility I'd be perfect.”

“Don't let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons.”

“If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.”

“While the problem can sometimes seem overwhelming, we can turn things around – but we must move beyond climate talk to climate action.”