English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:
Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes

Daniel J. Boorstin quotes

American Historian October 1, 1914 – February 28, 2004

Daniel J. Boorstin quotes in french
 Cite this Page: Citation

Quotes

Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology...."
Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge. Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it..."
A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well. Daniel J. Boorstin
We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even eager - to discover, from the announcement of a new product, what we have all along wanted without really knowing it. Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "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
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire..."
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers. Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't..."
I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early. Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "I write to discover what I think"
I write to discover what I think Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "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
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "[Reading is like] the sex act—done privately, and often in bed."
[Reading is like] the sex act—done privately, and often in bed. Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in..."
Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed. Daniel J. Boorstin Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed."
Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed. Daniel J. Boorstin
We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place. 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. Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit..."
Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands. Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin quote: "Nothing is really real unless it happens on television."
Nothing is really real unless it happens on television. Daniel J. Boorstin

Popular Author

Related Authors