Throught human history, illusions of knowledge, not ignorance, have proven to be the principal obstacles to discovery

[The Library of Congress] is a multimedia encyclopedia. These are the tentacles of a nation.

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.

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.

destruction is easy for humans but creation is too difficult.

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

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.