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Commodity Quotes by Erich Fromm
- Fairness means not to use fraud and trickery in the exchange of commodities and services and the exchange of feelings...Exploitation and manipulation produce boredom and…
- Man does not only sell commodities, he sells himself and feels himself to be a commodity.
- Modern man is alienated from himself, from his fellow men, and from nature. He has been transformed into a commodity, experiences his life forces as…
- Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.
- Modern man has transformed himself into a commodity; he experiences his life energy as an investment with which he should make the highest profit, considering…
- The spirit of a production-centered, commodity-greedy society is such that only the non-conformist can defend himself sufficiently against it. Those who are seriously concerned with…
More Commodity Quotes
- When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates… — Bono
- Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a… — Edward de Bono
- Love what you do. Get good at it. Competence is a rare commodity in this day and age. And let the chips… — Jon Stewart
- I don't have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the… — Ronald Reagan
- Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth". — Peter McWilliams
- Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion. — Daniel J. Boorstin
- A century ago, petroleum - what we call oil - was just an obscure commodity; today it is almost as vital to… — James Buchan
- Soaring prices for crude oil, falling production surpluses, wild speculation in commodities, a rush into the precious metals, turmoil in the Middle… — James Buchan