A Quote by Barry Diller

I am a contrarian.

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Barry Diller
American - Businessman
Born: February 2, 1942

The best opportunities are often ones where you're being contrarian. That doesn't mean being contrarian for contrarian's sake, but it means you're thoughtful about the risks of following the crowd.

David Sze

To be a contrarian, you've got to be a contrarian against your own people.

James Carville

It’s actually pretty easy to be contrarian. It’s hard to be contrarian and right.

Reid Hoffman

When everyone is a contrarian, nobody is a contrarian

Mark Skousen

A contrarian at heart, I am often guided by what I disagree with and don't want.

Rebecca Solnit

I do look for openings where I can overturn popular misconceptions, but unlike Christopher Hitchens, I am neither a contrarian nor a lone heretic. I like to have a significant number of academics watching my back.

Steven Pinker

I am something of a contrarian, I suppose. I feel less comfortable when everybody agrees with me. I say, 'I better reexamine my position!' I probably believe that the worst opinions in my court have been unanimous. Because there's nobody on the other side pointing out all the flaws.