Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world. This is the perfect job for me.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I'm not a runner, and I always dreamed about just throwing on my sneakers and really knocking everyone's socks off with my joy of traversing the world by foot.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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I have always found photography magical, and became more taken with it whilst modeling.
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There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
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I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.
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William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
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I was your C student. I paid attention in the classes that were about how to get elected.
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I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.
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My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's when I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actress.
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There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
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If it's accessible by hundreds of millions of people, then it's as mainstream as it gets.
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In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.
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I live my life in a very peculiar way where nothing gets my goat as such. I don't look at things in a manner where they offend me. I look at things in a manner where they amuse me.
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I never know what I'm going to write next. If I'm still writing the book but I'm very near the end, and I begin to think of what I'd like to do next, then I'll know that what I'm writing is in hand. I'll think of an ending and it will be fine.
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Playing and fun are not the same thing, though when we grow up we may forget that and find ourselves mixing up playing with happiness. There can be a kind of amnesia about the seriousness of playing, especially when we played by ourselves.
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Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
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A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.
