
Daniel J. Boorstin
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American historian (1914-2004)
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Born
October 1, 1914
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Died
February 28, 2004
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Birthplace
Atlanta
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Nationality
United States
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"A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services."
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"A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you."
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"As you make your bed, so you must lie in it."
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"Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know."
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"The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness."
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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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"The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century."
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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.'"
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