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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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...

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.

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 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.

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

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

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 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'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...

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

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

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

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 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...

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Welcome to our society. You will be judged on what you wear, your taste in...

Welcome to our society. You will be judged on what you wear, your taste in...

Never underestimate the pain of a person. In all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some...

Never underestimate the pain of a person. In all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some...

Television is Democracy at it's ugliest.

Television is Democracy at it's ugliest.