We’re in a world now where it’s not enough to be smart. You have to be curious.
BARRY DILLERI still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
More Barry Diller Quotes
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The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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You really want to get a headache? Try to understand Internet advertising.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.
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The only way anyone’s going to succeed is to build the product.
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I’ve always said AOL is great opportunity for somebody.
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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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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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People have paid for content. They always have.
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If you have too many epiphanies, you’re on some kind of drug.
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This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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All forms of commerce are adversarial.
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We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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