Quote by: Daniel J. Boorstin

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even eager - to discover, from the announcement of a new product, what we have all along wanted without really knowing it.


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Author Bio


  • NameDaniel J. Boorstin
  • DescriptionHistorian, professor, attorney, writer
  • BornOctober 1, 1914
  • DiedFebruary 28, 2004
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLibrarian; Historian; Writer
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For History; National Humanities Medal