We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires.

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

The problem for us is less to discover the way it really is than to see the meaning of the way.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

If our knowledge is, as I believe, only an island in an infinite sea of ignorance, how can we in our short lifetime find satisfaction in exploring our little island? How can we persuade ourselves to be exhilarated by our meager knowledge and yet not be discouraged by the ocean vistas?

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

The hero is known for achievements; the celebrity for well-knowns. The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature. The celebrity reveals the possibilities of the press and media. Celebrities are people who make news, but heroes are people who make history. Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.