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 DILLERNow along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
More Barry Diller Quotes
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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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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 like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.
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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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No one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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I don’t want to set the world up for surprises.
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I’ve not conducted my life in the service of smallness.
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Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.
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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.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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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 want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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We’re in a world now where it’s not enough to be smart. You have to be curious.
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