Ted Turner

Born November 19, 1938, Ted Turner is best known for founding TBS and CNN, his past marriage to Jane Fonda, and his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations.

“Do something... Either lead, follow, or get out of the way.”

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

“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.”

“There's nothing wrong with being fired.”

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

“All my life people have said that I wasn't going to make it. ”