"Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the……" — 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."
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91 Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin
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- A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed…
- 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…
- The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he…
- An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously…
- 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,…
- 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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