The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America. We have helped prepare mankind for all its later surprises.

The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created by the media. The hero was a big man; the celebrity is a big name.

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

Being known primarily for their well-knownness, celebrities intensify their celebrity images simply by becoming widely known for relations among themselves. By a kind of symbiosis, celebrities live off one another.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

Until now when we have started to talk about the uniqueness of America we have almost always ended by comparing ourselves to Europe. Toward her we have felt all the attraction and repulsions of Oedipus

The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his name or trademark.