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Daniel J. Boorstin

14 quotes

Sometimes a single quote is enough to make a name memorable. Daniel J. Boorstin has given us several. The range of their thinking — from Knowledge to Politics — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Our collection holds 19 quotes from Daniel J. Boorstin, each offering a different angle on Knowledge, Politics, Experience, Wisdom, and Travel. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge."

“The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Courage

All Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin

“As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Politics

“Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Time

“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Knowledge

“The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America. We have helped prepare mankind for all its later surprises.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Experience

“An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Design

“Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Freedom

“The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Power

“Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Education

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Great

“The traveler was active he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Experience

“Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Knowledge

“The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Courage

“A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Computers

“Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Knowledge