Author: Daniel J. Boorstin

Quotes

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

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

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

- Daniel J. Boorstin

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.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

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.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

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.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America. We have helped prepare mankind for all its later surprises.

The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America. We have helped prepare mankind for all its later surprises.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.

We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

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.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

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