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Barry Diller

We need an unambiguous rule – a law – that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop.
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Law Needs Steps
What I’ve learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
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Focus Purpose Years
The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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Entertainment Ideas Years
We’re in a world now where it’s not enough to be smart. You have to be curious.
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Enough Smart World
The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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Ability Air Signals
I never thought I was a very good manager.
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Good Man Manager
We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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Able Vision Want
I don’t want to set the world up for surprises.
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Surprise Want World
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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Believe Internet Promise
All forms of commerce are adversarial.
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Adversarial Commerce Form
I still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
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Believe Law Natural
You really want to get a headache? Try to understand Internet advertising.
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Advertising Trying Want
This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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Pain Reality World
I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.
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Firsts Publishing Transition
My opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there and it’s accessed by the world.
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Opinion People World
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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Night Obvious People Screw Two

I don’t want to set the world up for surprises.

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