"The most promising words ever written on the……" — Daniel J. Boorstin
"The most promising words ever written on the maps of human knowledge are terra incognita, unknown territory."
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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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