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Providence and Manifest Destiny are synonyms often invoked to support arguments based on wishful thinking.
Frank Herbert
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Frank Herbert
Age: 65 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 8
Died: 1986
Died: February 11
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Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.
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Intelligence takes chances with limited data in an arena where mistakes are not only possible but also necessary.
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We can say that Maud'Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn.
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Growth is limited by that necessity which is present in the least amount.
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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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Beware of the truth, gentle Sister. Although much sought after, truth can be dangerous to the seeker. Myths and reassuring lies are much easier to find and believe. If you find a truth, even a temporary one, it can demand that you make painful changes. Conceal your truths within words. Natural ambiguity will protect you then.
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No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero.
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Time is a measure of space, just as a range-finder is a measure of space, but measuring locks us into the place we measure.
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Life - all life - is in the service of life. Necessary nutrients are made available to life by life in greater and greater richness as the diversity of life increases. The entire landscape comes alive, filled with relationships and relationships within relationships.
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Peace for any prolonged period of time is impossible. Humans have a natural thirst for chaos and war is the most readily available form of chaos.
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If you want immortality, then deny form. Whatever has form has mortality. Beyond form is the formless, the immortal.
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Death makes a prophet's voice louder.
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My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable 'the truth' can be.
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There's hope left in these dusty chords. There's a song left in our rusty hearts. We are torn and frayed but love remains.
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