Ted Turner Quotes
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I think people do their bravest work when given an elusive canvas. That would be seemingly the weirdest, but also the most wonderful.
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I enjoy going out by myself... always have, always will. I don't have security guards, and, for the most part, I enjoy meeting new people. I see myself as a regular guy who likes playing video games with his nieces and nephews and poker with his family. I don't have an art collection or take exotic vacations. I enjoy being at home.
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I like talking one-on-one to everyone. I find it really sort of cathartic and interesting to hear people's opinions.
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If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.
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We need more children raised in the optimum situation, which is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life.
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Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
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I still call Texas home. It is where I spent most of my life growing up.
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People may remember something I did on the field for a couple of days, maybe a week.
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You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
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It takes heart to be in political life.
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The people in your life are important. Meaningful relationships with those people are very important.
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I always wanted the films to play in malls, and I wanted as many people as possible to see them. I never want them to be marginalized in the kind of rarefied, elitist world. I always have hopes that the films will permeate culture in a big way. A lot of times, I'm wrong, but it's always the hope.
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I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.
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The fact is that viewers are fickle and it's rare that such a large group of people can be categorized in any type of way. There's enough content to go around, and if we stop focusing on numbers and start focusing on the quality of the project, then I think everybody - viewers and artists alike - is going to be a lot happier.
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He was a sociologist; he had got into an intellectual muddle early on in life and never managed to get out.
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Personally, I'm not into reality shows - I can't even name a reality show that I was a really big fan of, altogether as a whole, not just from MTV. Like, if ABC has another reality show, I'm like, 'Oh God, another reality show.' But people love them. 'The Hills', 'Laguna Beach'... those do extremely well. It's just a personal preference.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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I feel birth, death, marriage is destined, and these things can't be manipulated. I have surrendered my life completely. So, whenever it happens, I will accept it.
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I'm really in such a fortunate position to have that foundation with Hall and Oates that lets me do whatever I want. That's the dream of a lot of creative people, and I don't take it for granted. I try to make the most of it.
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The word of the mouth is a very powerful thing and you can say something about someone that is not necessarily true, but people will believe it and it will become a constant reminder and every time that your name is bought up, that will come up.
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In so many countries, Western journalists are viewed simply as dollar signs. We're ransom objects.
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Quickly say, "That's good!" to every setback and adversity, and then find out what is good about it.
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I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.
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All my life people have said that I wasn't going to make it.
