Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

The hero was a big man; the celebrity is a big name.

Standing, standing, standing - why do I have to stand all the time? That is the main characteristic of social Washington.

The most refined skills of color printing, the intricate techniques of wide-angle photography, provide us pictures of trivia bigger and more real than life. We forget that we see trivia and notice only that the reproduction is so good. Man fulfils his dream and by photographic magic produces a precise image of the Grand Canyon. The result is not that he adores nature or beauty the more. Instead he adores his camera - and himself.

The star is the ultimate American verification of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile. His mere existence proves the perfectability of any man or woman. Oh wonderful pliability of human nature, in a society where anyone can become a celebrity! And where any celebrity . . . may become a star!

When I was living in England I found that the more I lived abroad, the more American I discovered I was.

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.