The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century.

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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

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.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his...

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his...

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning...

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning...