We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.

Quote by Daniel J Boorstin

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There was a time when the reader of an unexciting newspaper would remark, 'How dull...

There was a time when the reader of an unexciting newspaper would remark, 'How dull...

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience....

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience....

Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by...

Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by...

I have observed that the world has suffered far less from ignorance than from pretensions...

I have observed that the world has suffered far less from ignorance than from pretensions...

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans...

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans...

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It...

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It...

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

Reading is like the sex act-done privately, and often in bed.

Reading is like the sex act-done privately, and often in bed.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of...

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of...

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of...

The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of...

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We...

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We...

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius...

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius...

The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event.

The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event.

An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered...

An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered...

A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you...

A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you...

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to...

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to...