The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes sight-seeing.

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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 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...

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

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

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

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

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

I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to...

I did what I could to inflate the rumor I was on my way to...

Well, I'm playing for the fans so whenever they come and ask for autographs I...

Well, I'm playing for the fans so whenever they come and ask for autographs I...