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 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.
More Barry Diller Quotes
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The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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If you have too many epiphanies, you’re on some kind of drug.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.
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No one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
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I still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
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You really want to get a headache? Try to understand Internet advertising.
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I’ve always said AOL is great opportunity for somebody.
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All forms of commerce are adversarial.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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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 don’t want to set the world up for surprises.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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People have paid for content. They always have.
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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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