The irony of man’s condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation — Ernest Becker
We now know that the human animal is characterized by two great fears that other animals are protected from: — Ernest Becker
When we understand that man is the only animal who must create meaning, who must open a wedge into neutral nature — Ernest Becker
It is not so much that man is a herd animal, said freud, but that he is a horde animal led by a chief. — Ernest Becker
I think that taking life seriously means something such as this: that whatever man does on this — Ernest Becker