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Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

Daniel J. Boorstin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: american
Birth: October 1, 1914 - February 28, 2004

Topics

Moral More Human Persuasive Than

In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility.

Ann Kirkpatrick

Responsibility Congress Relentless

Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.

Stephen Hawking

Science Physics Up Modern Kept

For me, as an executive, I never tried to be something else. You pick up things from the Clive Davis and Sean Combs of the world, but you have to do it in your own way.

Me World You Way Never Own

You know how Bette Midler always says her obituary will read, 'Bette Midler dies. Started her career at the Continental Baths?' Mine will say 'Chris March died. He was on Season 4 of 'Project Runway.'' It's an amazing show, it did a lot for me, and I'm fine with it. Unless it becomes terribly disreputable.

Amazing Me You Career Know Say

I turned down the first script offered to me, and the second. I lay on my back one day under an umbrella, in the garden, reading the third, and wondered why I had turned down the first.

Day Me Reading Back Garden Down

My grandmother is a huge Hawkeyes fan, so I, by proxy, have to be one. I'm more of a professional sports fan, and I've never been a huge college fan, but because of my grandmother, I've gotten into a lot of really good Hawkeye games. So, because I'm a good grandson, I'm a Hawkeye fan.

Good Sports College Professional

That's kind of how I approach life and football; why dwell on something that's hasn't happened.

Life Football Kind Dwell Why How

Our approach to medicine is very 19th-century. We are still in the dark ages. We really need to get to the molecular level so that we are no longer groping about in the dark.

Medicine Dark Need Level Get Still

'You Can't Take It With You' has eighteen people onstage at one point. Musicals entail a larger collaboration, and I love that.

Love People Collaboration You Point

I'm constantly lying to my dog. He only responds to manipulation and blackmail.

Dog Lying Manipulation Only He

I'm not the same man I used to be, I'm not out hell-raising, stuff like that. I am a changed man.

Man I Am Same Out Used Stuff

I'm a sucker for entertainment and escapism as much as the next person. I like silly and lowbrow stuff, but I get nervous when I indulge in that too often. I want to know what's going on in the world. I have a morbid fear of being surprised by bad news. I want to anticipate everything.

Fear World Silly Bad Person Know

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