Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific person; it is an attitude, an ordination of character which determines the relatedness of the person to the whole world as a whole, not toward one object of love
Erich FrommActually, if you take the average American, and studies have shown that, he is really concerned only with private affairs; that is to say, with his health, his money and family affairs.
Erich FrommMan does not only sell commodities, he sells himself and feels himself to be a commodity.
Erich FrommThe destruction of the world is the last, almost desperate attempt to save myself from being crushed by it
Erich Fromm