Showing posts with label Daniel J. Boorstin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daniel J. Boorstin. Show all posts

We suffer primarily not from our vices or

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

by Daniel J. Boorstin

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The traveler was active

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."

by Daniel J. Boorstin

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I've learned any fool can write a

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one.

by Daniel J. Boorstin

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An image is not simply a trademark

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.

by Daniel J. Boorstin

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A wonderful thing about a book

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

by Daniel J. Boorstin

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A best-seller was a book which

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

by Daniel J. Boorstin

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