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You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for. ↗

— Ted Turner

#beyond #goals #live #reach #set

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 didn't have the whole program worked out. ↗

— Ted Turner

#attitude #could #doing #everything #give

My mother and father didn't love each other, so they were always fighting. ↗

— Tina Turner

#each #father #fighting #love #mother

I thought back to Meg’s advice about Hemingway sentences—simple declarative statements that showed the truth and distilled the meaning. My first attempt at that had been cynical and messed up. I gave it a go again. Find one lost sheep. The angels rejoice. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#college #cynicism #dating #faith #glass-girl

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

— Ted Turner

#captain #environmental movement #father #i #i think

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

#gave #had #half #hands #honest

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. ↗

— Ted Turner

#changes #down #eighth #every #few

I didn't care what, how much adversity life threw at me. I intended to get to the top. ↗

— Ted Turner

#care #get #how #i #intended

I don't watch entertainment. I haven't watched in years. I want to see serious news. ↗

— Ted Turner

#haven #i #news #see #serious

I haven't been in a store to buy anything for five years. ↗

— Ted Turner

#been #buy #five #haven #i