Why is it that foolishness repeats itself with such monotonous precision? Frank Herbert More Quotes by Frank Herbert More Quotes From Frank Herbert The problem of leadership is inevitably: Who will play God?" Muad'Dib Frank Herbert problem play The most persistent principles in the universe are accident and error. Frank Herbert persistent errors principles She looked at patches of blackness. Black is a blind remembering, she thought. Frank Herbert black blind remember Unused power was like a marionette with visible strings, nobody holding them. A compelling attraction: I could make it dance. Frank Herbert strings visible compelling To come under siege was the inevitable fate of power. Frank Herbert siege fate power Leto turned a hard stare at Kynes. And Kynes, returning the stare, found himself troubled by a fact he had observed here: This Duke was concerned more over the men than he was over the spice. He risked his own life, and that of his son to save the men. He passed off the loss of a spice crawler with a gesture. The threat to men's lives had him in a rage. A leader such as that would command fanatic loyalty. He would be difficult to defeat. Against his own will and all previous judgements, Kynes admitted to himself: I like this Duke. Frank Herbert loyalty loss son If we define Futurism as an exploration beyond accepted limits, then the nature of limiting systems becomes the first object of exploration. Frank Herbert exploration limits firsts Ecology is a dirty seven-letter word to many people. They are like heavy sleepers refusing to be aroused. "Leave me alone! It's not time to get up yet!" Frank Herbert leave-me-alone people dirty If you ask "Should we be in space?" you ask a nonsense question. We are in space. We will be in space. Frank Herbert nonsense space should Machine makers always run the risk of becoming totally machine. Frank Herbert machines risk running If you need something to worship, then worship life - all life, every last crawling bit of it! We're all in this beauty together! Frank Herbert together life needs We faced it and did not resist. The storm passed through us and around us. It's gone, but we remain. Frank Herbert storm gone Learning a language represents training in the delusions of that language. Frank Herbert delusion training language ... motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches. Frank Herbert attitude giving people The convoluted wording of legalisms grew up around the necessity to hide from ourselves the violence we intend toward each other. Between depriving a man of one hour from his life and depriving him of his life there exists only a difference of degree. You have done violence to him, consumed his energy. Frank Herbert differences violence men What is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader. It is the needs of his people. Frank Herbert important leader people A storm is coming; our storm. Emperor - we come for you! Frank Herbert storm atheism fear Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind. Frank Herbert machines humans mind If you rely only on your eyes, your other senses weaken. Frank Herbert rely senses eye Here lies a toppled god. His fall was not a small one. We did but build his pedestal, A narrow and a tall one. Frank Herbert pedestal lying fall