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Barry Diller Quotes

I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: February 2, 1942

Topics

Business Transition First Publishing

I'm Latino, progressive, and I have deep roots in the working class - my father was a bracero, a guest farmworker and cook, and my mom worked as a nursing home laundry attendant.

Father Home Mom Roots Deep Laundry

But in terms of satire and comedy, our biggest and earliest influence was Mad magazine.

Influence Comedy Mad Satire Magazine

For me personally, I just try to prove myself in my work. I'm just trying to get better at what I do, and hopefully that will impact women in music, and hopefully the girls in the crowd will see my up there as a bandleader and think, 'Wow, maybe I can do that one day.'

Work Women Music Myself Day Me

There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.

Worth Three Years Pleasure Just

Mr. President, How are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?

Work People Reality You President

I looked at myself and realized I had a lot of boundaries up about what I would talk about, what was private for me and what wasn't. I decided to just get rid of them. It was quite liberating.

Myself Me Talk Boundaries Up Get

While I enjoy spending time in L.A., Britain is my home.

Home Time Spending Time Enjoy While

It is said that the way to prevent obesity is not to allow kids to become overweight in the first place. But it takes a multi-pronged approach that has to start with parents. Kids are just too young to understand the consequences of obesity.

Parents Start Consequences Place Way

I was super shy as a kid, and theater was a way that everything made sense to me.

Me Shy Way Kid Everything Sense

If I'm acting at all, it's going to be under Marvel contract, or I'm going to be directing. I can't see myself pursuing acting strictly outside of what I'm contractually obligated to do.

Myself Acting Outside See Contract

If you're lucky enough to have a permanent position, don't feel entitled. Companies value longtime employees' institutional memory, but to be irreplaceable, you must stay invested. Take the initiative and assume new responsibilities.

Value Memory Employees Enough You

When I was a kid, I wanted to be either a rock star or a wrestler.

Rock Star Rock Kid Star Either

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