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Frank Herbert Inspirational Quotes (244)

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Here lies a toppled god. His fall was not a small one. We did but build his pedestal, A narrow and a tall one.
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What is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader. It is the needs of his people.
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Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary system, and then is drawn, all unknowing, into economic adventures?
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We faced it and did not resist. The storm passed through us and around us. It's gone, but we remain.
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Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible.
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The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it.
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Atrocity never balances or rectifies the past. Atrocity merely arms the future for more atrocity.
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Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.
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A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it.
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A person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing you to grow. Without them, it sleeps- seldom to awaken. The sleeper must awaken.
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Journalism is the entertainment business.
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When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.
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Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.
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When you imagine mistakes, there can be no self-defense.
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The most important survival ability for any life form is the ability to change.
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Too much knowledge never makes for simple decisions.
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To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.
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Clinging to any form of conservatism can be dangerous. Become too conservative and you are unprepared for surprises. You cannot depend on luck. Logic is blind and often knows only its own past. Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival.
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The successful writer listens to himself.
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Unused power was like a marionette with visible strings, nobody holding them. A compelling attraction: I could make it dance.
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Does a population have informed consent when a ruling minority acts in secret to ignite a war, doing this to justify the existence of the minority's forces? ... Failure to provide full information for informed consent on such an issue represents an ultimate crime.
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Religions often partake of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.
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In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other. That was the end of holiness for both churches.
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A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps the creator alive.
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