Charles Wright Mills Quote on Celebrity and Social Hierarchy

Charles Wright Mills was an American sociologist who examined modern societies and the role of intellectuals.

This quote by Charles Wright Mills addresses the societal shift from social origin to public celebrity status.

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Charles Wright Mills (1916–1962) was an American sociologist. His work examined postwar societies and the interaction of political, military, and economic elites. His best-known works include “The Power Elite,” “White Collar: The American Middle Classes,” and “The Sociological Imagination.”

Charles Wright Mills quote about power, wealth, celebrity, and access to major institutions

18. September 2023

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"Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions." Charles Wright Mills

Quote graphic featuring Charles Wright Mills on professional celebrity and competition in America

18. September 2025

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"The professional celebrity, male and female, is the crowning result of the star system of a society that makes a fetish of competition. In America, this system is carried to the point where a man who can knock a small white ball into a series of holes in the ground with more efficiency than anyone else thereby gains social access to the President of the United States." Charles Wright Mills