"It is only a short step from exaggerating……" — Daniel J. Boorstin
"It is only a short step from exaggerating what we can find in the world to exaggerating our power to remake the world."
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91 Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin
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The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.
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Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.
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A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed…
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I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.
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As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin…
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The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he…
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An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously…
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Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.
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A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.
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We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality,…
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Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.
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The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.
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More Exaggerating Quotes
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I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of…
— John Cleese
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In any communication, or in any situation which you cannot confront because it is exaggerating, hot or aggressive, just change…
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
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But on the other hand, if you come under circumstances where each person is entitled to a pro-rata share of…
— Milton Friedman
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But know this: as far as a music culture goes, EDM is the one who will accept the kids on…
— Kaskade
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No matter how you feel about your extended family or family gatherings you will be attending. This is because now…
— Jim Gaffigan
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No - Kajol can never go anywhere. Kajol is absolutely hearts and minds and memories and silloys for ever and…
— Shahrukh Khan
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He is exaggerating the effects of the disease. He's moving all around and shaking and it's purely an act. ...…
— Rush Limbaugh
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The truly patient man neither complains of his hard lot nor desires to be pitied by others. He speaks of…
— Saint Francis de Sales
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For such is the fate of parody: it must never fear exaggerating. If it strikes home, it will only prefigure…
— Umberto Eco
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I have come to believe that politicians are in the business of 'marketing' their product to the public, by exaggerating…
— Arnold Kling
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The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in the hope of making some…
— Robertson Davies
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