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• The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.
• Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.
• A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.
• I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.
• As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has…
• The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting…
• An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality…
• Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.
• A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.
• We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by…
• Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.
• The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

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