Daniel J Boorstin quotes

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

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'

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

An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service.

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

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

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

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

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

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

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

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