Ted Turner Quotes

You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.

People who make a difference never wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.

Make your move BEFORE you are ready!

I'd rather be in trouble for having done something than for not having done anything.

I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

When I see something, I go for it.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Don't hesitate or talk about what you want to do. Just do it.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.

Passivity is fatal to us.

Some people just look at opportunities and say, 'Maybe something better might come along; let's wait and see.' But you don't wait. You just grab it and go after it.

I don't like to stand there and wait until the ball comes to my feet. I like to take the ball and run with it.

If I want something, I go for it.

We need to come out and assert ourselves on both sides of the court.

Maybe I have to be more aggressive.

I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.

When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!

If not now, then when ? If not you, then who ?

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

The world seems to belong to those who reach out and grab it with both hands. It belongs to those who do something rather than just wish and hope and plan and pray, and intend to do something someday, when everything is just right.

Sometimes, making the wrong choice is better than making no choice. You have the courage to go forward, that is rare. A person who stands at the fork, unable to pick, will never get anywhere.

People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it.

It is better to do the wrong thing that to do nothing.

The world's not going to wait for you. If you have an idea, put some effort behind it and get it out there.