The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.
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Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.Daniel J. Boorstin
A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.
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Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.
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The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.
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As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has been abandoned. We have fallen in love with our own image, with images of our making, which turn out to be images of ourselves.
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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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