boorstin Quotes

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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