We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

Quote by Daniel J Boorstin

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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'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...

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...