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. . . the messiness of experience, that may be what we mean by life.
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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Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.
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The Christian test was a willingness to believe in the one Jesus Christ and His Message of salvation. What was demanded was not criticism but credulity. The Church Fathers observed that in the realm of thought only heresy had a history.
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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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Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.
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When I was living in England I found that the more I lived abroad, the more American I discovered I was.
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As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
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It is only a short step from exaggerating what we can find in the world to exaggerating our power to remake the world.
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I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.
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