We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.

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

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

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

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.

Americans expect to eat and stay thin, to be constantly on the move and ever more neighborly ... to revere God and be God.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.