"The modern American tourist now fills his experience……" — Daniel J. Boorstin
"The modern American tourist now fills his experience with pseudo-events. He has come to expect both more strangeness and more familiarity than the world naturally offers. He has come to believe that he can have a lifetime of adventure in two weeks and all the thrills of risking his life without any real risk at all."
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Daniel J. Boorstin
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91 Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin
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A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.
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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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