The hoarders, who are anxiously worried about losing something, are, psychologically speaking, the poor impoverished people, regardless of how much they have. Whoever is capable of giving of themselves is rich.

Modern man, if he dared to be articulate about his concept of heaven, would describe a vision which would look like the biggest department store in the world, showing new things and gadgets, and himself having plenty of money with which to buy them.

Independent of others and in concert with others, your main task in life is to do what you can best do and become what you can potentially be.

We can express ideas without being afraid of being killed or imprisoned.

What is it that distinguishes man from animals? It is not his upright posture.

We are concerned with things. We are concerned with success. We are concerned with money. We are concerned with instrumentalities.

A society whose principles are acquisition, profit, and property produces a social character oriented around having, and once the dominant pattern is established, nobody wants to be an outsider, or indeed an outcast; in order to avoid this risk everybody adapts to the majority, who have in common only their mutual antagonism.