Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes
The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our ...
Show MoreA sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.
Some are born great some achieve greatness and some hire public relations officers.
When we pick up the newspaper at breakfast, we expect - we even demand - that it brings us momentous...
Show MoreThe force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century...
Show MoreAs you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.
A celebrity is a person known for his well-knownness. Celebrities intensify their celebrity images s...
Show MoreFreedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.
An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a stud...
Show MoreTechnology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out k...
Show MoreA sign of a celebrity is often that his name is worth more than his services.
The deeper problems connected with advertising come less from the unscrupulousness of our 'deceivers...
Show MoreThe traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The t...
Show MoreA best-seller was a book which somehow sold well simply because it was selling well.
Best-sellerism is the star system of the book world. A (best-seller) is a celebrity among books. It ...
Show MoreTime makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed wit...
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