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And I’m convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you can work with the unions because the unions want to survive. If they are confronted simply with the question: “Do you want this company to survive or do you want it to be broken up?” they will listen. It’s their livelihood.

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Anyone that makes me a quarter of a billion dollars, I like.

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CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn’t so messed up, guys like me wouldn’t make this kind of money.

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Don’t confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

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Don’t go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.

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I believe there are and will be major opportunities to enhance Time Warner’s value in future combinations.

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I can tell you how bad our boards are… I don’t have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.

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I enjoy the hunt much more than the “good life” after the victory.

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In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, the first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to not act at all. Unfortunately the board of directors and top management of Times Warner already committed the first sin by merging with AOL, and we believe they are currently in the process of committing the second; now is not a time to move slowly and suffer the paralysis of inaction.

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Quotes by Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn

And I’m convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you can work with the unions because the unions want to survive. If they are confronted simply with the question: “Do you want this company to survive or do you want it to be broken up?” they will listen. It’s their livelihood.

Anyone that makes me a quarter of a billion dollars, I like.

CEOs are paid for doing a terrible job. If the system wasn’t so messed up, guys like me wouldn’t make this kind of money.

Don’t confuse luck with skill when judging others, and especially when judging yourself.

Don’t go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.

I believe there are and will be major opportunities to enhance Time Warner’s value in future combinations.

I can tell you how bad our boards are… I don’t have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.

I enjoy the hunt much more than the “good life” after the victory.

I like winning. There’s also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.

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