Michael Ovitz
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Some people will say confrontation's horrible.
I have a lot of friends that won't get into a confrontation.
And I'm in the school that occasionally it's necessary.
When indeed you're confronted...
I don't think any of us have any choice but to respond.
You can't just let it go.
You can't let people walk all over you or your clients.
Oh, I wasn't going to win any popularity contests, but I will tell you what I said to people.
I wasn't.
I didn't.
Go into business to win a popularity contest.
I went into business to win.
And I'm a monopolist.
I believe in Peter Thiel's theory on monopoly.
I don't believe that you should have competition.
They have to be eliminated.
That's the American way, in my opinion.
Everyone says there's always room for competition.
I don't think there's any room for competition.
I don't want anyone to be as good as us.