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

Quote by Daniel J Boorstin

Topics: People Quotes

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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....

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo...

As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo...

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...

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...

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...