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

Barry Diller

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

Surprise Want World
No one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
BARRY DILLER

Economic Issues Models Solve
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.
BARRY DILLER

Opinion People World
I never thought I was a very good manager.
BARRY DILLER

Good Man Manager
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.
BARRY DILLER

Night Obvious People Screw Two
I still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
BARRY DILLER

Believe Law Natural
Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.
BARRY DILLER

Being Done Done Twenties
What I’ve learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
BARRY DILLER

Focus Purpose Years
I’ve always said AOL is great opportunity for somebody.
BARRY DILLER

Great Opportunity Said Somebody
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.
BARRY DILLER

Buttons Ideas Miracle
Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
BARRY DILLER

Artist Ticketmaster Tickets
All forms of commerce are adversarial.
BARRY DILLER

Adversarial Commerce Form
People have paid for content. They always have.
BARRY DILLER

Always Content Paid People
I absolutely believe the Internet is passing from its free days into a paid system. Inevitably, I promise you, it will be paid.
BARRY DILLER

Believe Internet Promise
I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.
BARRY DILLER

Firsts Publishing Transition
The world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.
BARRY DILLER

Rooms Running World

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

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