Celebrity Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin

11 Celebrity quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin

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Daniel J. Boorstin brings a historian’s eye to the modern cult of celebrity. In these eleven concise observations, he maps the rise of fame to broader cultural shifts.

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

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The hero was a big man; the celebrity is a big name.

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The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media.

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The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his name or trademark.

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

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God is the celebrity author of the world's best seller. We have made god into the biggest celebrity of all, to contain…

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“The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature; the celebrity reveals the possibilities of the media.”

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“We try to make our celebrities stand in for the heroes we no longer have, or for those who have been pushed…

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Being known primarily for their well-knownness, celebrities intensify their celebrity images simply by becoming widely known for relations among themselves. By a…

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The star is the ultimate American verification of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile. His mere existence proves the perfectability of any man or woman.…

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A celebrity is a person known for his well-knownness. Celebrities intensify their celebrity images simply by being well known for relations among…

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