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 DILLERIf you have too many epiphanies, you’re on some kind of drug.
More Barry Diller Quotes
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I still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
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This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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I don’t want to set the world up for surprises.
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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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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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We need an unambiguous rule – a law – that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop.
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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 never thought I was a very good manager.
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We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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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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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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No one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
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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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