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Barry Diller

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

Focus Purpose Years
No one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
BARRY DILLER

Economic Issues Models Solve
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.
BARRY DILLER

Anything Right Sure Want
We need an unambiguous rule – a law – that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop.
BARRY DILLER

Law Needs Steps
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.
BARRY DILLER

May Real Taken
We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
BARRY DILLER

Able Vision Want
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
Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Artist Ticketmaster Tickets
I still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
BARRY DILLER

Believe Law Natural
This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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Pain Reality World
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’ve always said AOL is great opportunity for somebody.
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Great Opportunity Said Somebody
You really want to get a headache? Try to understand Internet advertising.
BARRY DILLER

Advertising Trying Want
The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
BARRY DILLER

Ability Air Signals
Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.
BARRY DILLER

Dumb Feet Progression
The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
BARRY DILLER

Entertainment Ideas Years

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