We’re in a world now where it’s not enough to be smart. You have to be curious.
BARRY DILLERWell, the Internet is this miracle. It is an absolutely extraordinary idea that you can press a send button, and you are publishing to the world.
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What I’ve learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
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We need an unambiguous rule – a law – that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop.
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I’ve always said AOL is great opportunity for somebody.
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Well, the Internet is this miracle. It is an absolutely extraordinary idea that you can press a send button, and you are publishing to the world.
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Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.
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This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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Hollywood is a community that’s so inbred, it’s a wonder the children have any teeth.
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We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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The American public tunes in every night hoping to see two people screwing. Obviously, we can’t give them that but let’s always keep it in mind.
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If you have too many epiphanies, you’re on some kind of drug.
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I’m never absolutely sure of anything, and I don’t want to be. You’re either right and you’ll pull through, or you’re not. We’re never going to be right about everything, and we’ve certainly been wrong.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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You really want to get a headache? Try to understand Internet advertising.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Facebook’s the real deal. Nobody can buy Facebook now. Everybody has taken an angle at it. But Facebook may be the place that organizes everybody’s personal information. It’s got a very good chance of being that.
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