"More appealing than knowledge itself is the feeling……" — Daniel J. Boorstin
"More appealing than knowledge itself is the feeling of knowledge."
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91 Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel J. Boorstin has 91 quotes on this site.
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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 Appealing Quotes
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To make an activity joyful, keep adding things until the activity as a whole becomes more appealing than repulsing.
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I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.
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Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient…
— William J. Brennan
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A world without newspapers or a world where the newspapers are purely electronic and you read them on a screen…
— Bill Bryson
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I'll declare my own interest right here at the start and admit that, like the vast majority of people, I…
— Julie Burchill
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It must be said that Brighton, unlike London, makes driving seem very appealing. Instead of glowering faces and angry horns…
— Julie Burchill
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No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.
— Samuel Butler
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But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is…
— Jane Campion
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We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever…
— Eric Carle
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I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This…
— Camille Claudel
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I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what…
— George Clooney
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Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on…
— Maya Angelou
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