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The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century.
Daniel J. Boorstin
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Daniel J. Boorstin
Age: 89 †
Born: 1914
Born: October 1
Died: 2004
Died: February 28
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The most promising words ever written on the maps of human knowledge are terra incognita, unknown territory.
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I write to discover what I think.
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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.
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