The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his name or trademark. — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media. — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
“The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature; the celebrity reveals the possibilities of the media.” — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
The hero is known for achievements; the celebrity for well-knowns. The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature. The celebrity reveals the… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
Our discontent begins by finding false villains whom we can accuse of deceiving us. Next we find false heroes whom we expect… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
Celebrity-worship and hero-worship should not be confused. Yet we confuse them every day, and by doing so we come dangerously close to… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
The improved American highway system isolated the American-in-transit. On his speedway he had no contact with the towns which he by-passed. If he stopped… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
Modern tourist guides have helped raised tourist expectations. And they have provided the natives- from Kaiser Wilhelm down to the villagers of Chichacestenango -… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
Each living art object, taken out of its native habitat so we can conveniently gaze at it, is like an animal in a zoo.… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
Probably no one of us has the True Religion. But all of us together - if we are allowed to be free - are… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
[The Library of Congress] is a multimedia encyclopedia. These are the tentacles of a nation. — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
It is only a short step from exaggerating what we can find in the world to exaggerating our power to remake the world. — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
Not so many years ago there was no simpler or more intelligible notion than that of going on a journey. Travel -movement through space… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
The computer can help us find what we know is there. But the book remains our symbol and our resource for the unimagined question… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
In fast-moving, progress-conscious America, the consumer expects to be dizzied by progress. If he could completely understand advertising jargon he would be badly disappointed.… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
Being known primarily for their well-knownness, celebrities intensify their celebrity images simply by becoming widely known for relations among themselves. By a kind of… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
While the focus in the landscape of Old World cities was commonly government structures, churches, or the residences of rulers, the landscape and the… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
In the small town each citizen had done something in his own way to build the community. The town booster had a vision of… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion. — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share
