Ted Turner Quotes
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.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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You could put all of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry sermons on to one loop. You could put that loop up on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall and let it play there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Barack Obama will still emerge as the next president of the United States.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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I come from a poor family, I have seen poverty. The poor need respect, and it begins with cleanliness.
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Sorrel adds a unique grassy sharpness to salads and dressings, but it can be hard to come by.
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I just want to do the best things I can do on the field, do the things I know how to in baseball, have fun.
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I never lost a friend I wanted to keep.
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Rock and Roll has no beginning and no end for it is the very pulse of life itself.
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Usually, it's the guys who want to get better so they can get more playing time who are always in the gym.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.
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I do not play golf regularly, but I feel that hitting the moving ball in cricket is tougher than hitting a stationary ball as in golf, which requires more concentration and steady hands.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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And we have done more in the two and a half years that I've been in here than the previous 43 Presidents to uphold that principle, whether it's ending 'don't ask, don't tell,' making sure that gay and lesbian partners can visit each other in hospitals, making sure that federal benefits can be provided to same-sex couples.
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The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I draw my courage from my love for justice and truth, and I calm my fears by comforting those who are more scared than me. And I try to do my best to make the world a better place, one small action at a time, as good as I can.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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You don't become the leading spinner of the team by just talking. You have to perform well consistently over a long period of time. I have bowled well and won games for India. That is why I am the No. 1 spinner. Every time I have taken the field, I have given my 100%.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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In the 21st century, I think it's fair to say, homosexuality is more accepted in Britain and it's wonderful that my generation has been able to grow up with that.
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Being on 'Whitney' is a job, but stand-up is my life. I could never stop. There's an art to it. I love having strangers laugh with me, so as long as I can continue doing that, I'll be happy. Working on a show and collectively sharing ideas with a cast is great, but stand-up is my first love.
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I wouldn't mind working with Outkast. I'm a big fan of them.
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Whether I like it or not, I've become influential to people.
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The secret to discovery is to never believe existing facts.
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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.
