Author: Daniel J. Boorstin

Quotes

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

- 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

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

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

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

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century.

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century.

- 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

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

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

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