Frank Herbert Quotes

“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.

It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”

“Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your life. The object can be stated this way: Live the best life you can.

Life is a game whose rules you learn if you leap into it and play it to the hilt. Otherwise, you are caught off balance, continually surprised by the shifting play.

Non-players often whine and complain that luck always passes them by. They refuse to see that they can create some of their own luck.”

“Do actions agree with words? There's your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.”

“Each life creates endless ripples.”

“Face your fears or they will climb over your back.”

“Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible.”

“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”

“Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock.”

“Silence is often the best thing to say.”

“The unclouded eye was better, no matter what it saw.”

“We tend to become like the worst in those we oppose.”

“What does a mirror look at?”

“When you think to take determination of your fate into your own hands, that is the moment you can be crushed. Be cautious.”