Quotes by Cnn It's time for me to give out an award to newly elected Majority Leader John Boehner. Mr. Boehner was elected just a few days ago to reform House Republicans, who are feeling the heat from lobbyist scandals. Well, CNN found out that he rents his two-bedroom apartment from a lobbyist who had clients who had interests in legislation that Boehner sponsored. And for that, Mr. Boehner, you've just won a pair of Stephen Colbert's big brass balls. Stephen Colbert cnnawardstwo It was a struggle financing CNN, but I did it without ever asking the government for a nickel. Ted Turner cnngovernmentstruggle I love CNN. I love the Cartoon Network. I mean, I thought these things up. Ted Turner cnncartoonmean I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity. Ted Turner buying-thingscnnhumanity 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. Ted Turner cnndecisionmind When I was a publisher of CNN, I took responsibility for the actions of the network. Ted Turner cnnresponsibilityaction I'm 68 and a half years old; I grew up with newspapers; I love newspapers; I love the news business. I started CNN; I'm a journalist and proud of it. Ted Turner cnnnewsyears We see a missile here, a bomb there - looks good on CNN. This is nonsense. This is not a strategy of a serious commander in chief. Ted Cruz cnnbombslooks My mother was married to one of the greatest newsmen of all times. CNN was built out of his idealism and his recognition that, in a global age, we needed greater understanding of the world around us. Troy Garity cnnunderstandingmother I don't know. Maybe we're all chaos theorists. Lovers of pattern and predictability, we're scared shitless of explosive change. But we're fascinated by it, too. Drawn to it. Travelers tap their brakes to ogle the mutilation and mangled metal on the side of the interstate, and the traffic backs up for miles. Hijacked planes crash into skyscrapers, breached levees drown a city, and CNN and the networks rush to the scene so that we can all sit in front of our TVs and feast on the footage. Stare, stunned, at the pandemonium--the devils let loose from their cages. Wally Lamb cnndevilcities Well, it came from the White House, it came from people around the White House. It came from all over. I got a call on 9/11. I was on CNN, and I got a call at my home saying, 'You got to say this is connected. This is state-sponsored terrorism. This has to be connected to Saddam Hussein. Wesley Clark cnnwhitehome Now we have food networks and everything. CNN was the beginning of all of that. Will Ferrell food-networkcnn«1234567
