Quotes by Daniel J Boorstin

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

#Television

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of...

#Information, #Knowledge, #Technology

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It...

#Knowledge

Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by...

#Famous

I have observed that the world has suffered far less from ignorance than from pretensions...

#Ignorance

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans...

#Ignorance, #Illusions, #Obstacles

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

#Daniel J Boorstin

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

#Daniel J Boorstin

An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered...

#Daniel J Boorstin

A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you...

#Daniel J Boorstin

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

#Daniel J Boorstin

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

#Daniel J Boorstin