Famous quotes containing the words daniel and/or boorstin:
“And who, in time, knows whither we may vent
The treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores
This gain of our best glory shall be sent,
Tenrich unknowing nations with our stores?
What worlds in thyet unformed Occident
May come refined with thaccents that are ours?”
—Samuel Daniel (c.15621619)
“The star is the ultimate American verification of Jean Jacques Rousseaus Emile. His mere existence proves the perfectability of any man or woman. Oh wonderful pliability of human nature, in a society where anyone can become a celebrity! And where any celebrity ... may become a star!”
—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)