Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes

Daniel J. Boorstin — American Historian born on October 01, 1914, died on February 28, 2004

Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago, writing on many topics in American history and world history. He was appointed twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He was instrumental in the creation of the Library of Congress Center for the Book... (wikipedia)

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.'

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

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

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

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even eager - to discover, from the announcement of a new product, what we have all along wanted without really knowing it.

Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes

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