What I’ve learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
BARRY DILLERNo one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
More Barry Diller Quotes
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I absolutely believe the Internet is passing from its free days into a paid system. Inevitably, I promise you, it will be paid.
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I don’t want to set the world up for surprises.
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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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The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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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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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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I still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
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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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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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I never thought I was a very good manager.
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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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No one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
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People have paid for content. They always have.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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