I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.

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

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

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...

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 force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in...

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in...

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...

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.

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...

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 greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

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

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

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

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...

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...

We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the...

We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the...

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....

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.