I absolutely believe the Internet is passing from its free days into a paid system. Inevitably, I promise you, it will be paid.
BARRY DILLERFacebook’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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Hollywood is a community that’s so inbred, it’s a wonder the children have any teeth.
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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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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.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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All forms of commerce are adversarial.
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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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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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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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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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If you have too many epiphanies, you’re on some kind of drug.
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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.
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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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I never thought I was a very good manager.
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I’ve not conducted my life in the service of smallness.
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We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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