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

~Daniel J. Boorstin

Topics: Education Even Know Learning You

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

~Daniel J. Boorstin

Topics: Discovery Greatest Ignorance Illusion Knowledge Obstacle

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

~Daniel J. Boorstin

Topics: Freedom Means Never Opportunity Thought Would

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Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

~Daniel J. Boorstin

Topics: Happens Nothing Real Really Television Unless

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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.

~Daniel J. Boorstin

Topics: Haunted Illusions Images Our Place Primarily Put Reality Suffer Those Vices Weaknesses

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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

Topics: Active Adventure Expects Experience Goes Happen He Him Interesting Interesting Things Passive People Search Things Tourist Traveler

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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

Topics: Corporation Crafted Design Easily Image Individual Institution Personality Picture Product Profile Remembered Service Simply Slogan Trademark

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

~Daniel J. Boorstin

Topics: Drive Drown Fog Fun Information Knowledge Much Our Out So Much Fun Technology

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A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

~Daniel J. Boorstin

Topics: Celebrity His More Name Often Services Sign Than Worth

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

~Daniel J. Boorstin

Topics: Achieve Born Great Greatness Hire Officers Public Public Relations Relations Some

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Historian

Born: October 1st, 1914

Died: February 28th, 2004

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