Quotes from Frank Herbert
Most men go through life unchallenged, except at the final moment.
- Frank Herbert
Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.
- Frank Herbert
Then, as his planet killed him, it occurred to Kynes that his father and all the other scientists were wrong, that the most persistent principles of the universe were accident and error.
- Frank Herbert
He's taking the change well?" She asked.Except for getting a bit overtired. He's excited, but what 15-year-old wouldn't be under these circumstances?
- Frank Herbert
Use the first moments in study. You may miss many an opportunity for quick victory in this way, but the moment the study are in insurance of success. Take your time and be sure.
- Frank Herbert
Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.
- Frank Herbert
Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible.
- Frank Herbert
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.
- Frank Herbert
The problem of leadership is inevitably: Who will play God?" Muad'Dib
- Frank Herbert
I never thought it would be easy to serve God," she said. "I just didn't think it would be this hard.
- Frank Herbert
The ferocity we show our foes must be tempered by the lesson we hope to teach.
- Frank Herbert
Guilt starts as a feeling of failure.
- Frank Herbert