Author: Daniel J. Boorstin

Quotes

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

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

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

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

- Daniel J. Boorstin

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

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

- Daniel J. Boorstin

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

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

- 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

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.

- 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

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