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

The Christian test was a willingness to believe in the one Jesus Christ and His Message of salvation. What was demanded was not criticism but credulity. The Church Fathers observed that in the realm of thought only heresy had a history.

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.

By reading we discover our world, our history, and ourselves.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

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.

An enamored amateur need not be a genius to stay out of the ruts he has never been trained in.