“I just love it when people say I can't do it. There's nothing that makes me feel better because all my life, people have said I wasn't going to make it.”

— Ted Turner

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About Ted Turner

Media Proprietor • American

Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as the founder of the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour...

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