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Frank Herbert Quotes - Page 13

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Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.

Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.

Mind, Machines, Humans

Frank Herbert (2010). “Children Of Dune: The Third Dune Novel”, p.80, Hachette UK

Most of us choose our companions and surroundings to reflect ourselves.

Surroundings, Companion

Frank Herbert (1987). “Chapterhouse: Dune”, p.155, Penguin

To see eternity was to be exposed to eternity's whims, oppressed by endless dimensions.

Dimensions, Eternity, Endless

Frank Herbert (2008). “Dune Messiah”, p.156, Penguin

The singular multiplicity of this universe draws my deepest attention. It is a thing of ultimate beauty. Leto II

Attention, Draws, Ultimate

Frank Herbert (2008). “God Emperor of Dune”, p.213, Penguin

Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by puzzle-solving ability. It is in the creation of new puzzles reflecting what your senses report that you round out the definitions.

Quality, Definitions, Creation

Frank Herbert (1987). “Chapterhouse: Dune”, p.91, Penguin

Chance is the nature of our universe. [...] madness represents a chaotic reservoir of surprises. Some surprises can be valuable.

Chance, Madness, Surprise

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?

Adventure, Population, Doe

Frank Herbert (2002). “The Dosadi Experiment”, p.221, Macmillan

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.

War, Issues, Secret

"The Dosadi Experiment" by Frank Herbert, (p. 246), 1977.

The past is no farther away than your pillow.

Past, Pillow

Frank Herbert (2008). “Children of Dune”, p.20, Penguin

Dangers lurk in all systems. Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators. Adopt a system, accept its beliefs, and you help strengthen the resistance to change

Resistance, Helping, Belief

Frank Herbert (2008). “God Emperor of Dune”, p.308, Penguin

A human being can stand any amount of pain.

Pain, Humans, Human Beings

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.

Time, Space, Locks

Frank Herbert (1984). “Children of Dune”, Berkley

Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate.

Democracy, Scapegoat, Electorate

Frank Herbert (1987). “Chapterhouse: Dune”, p.145, Penguin

Time can also be a place.... Everything depends on where you are standing, on where you look or what you hear. The measure of it is found in consciousness itself.

Time, Looks, Consciousness

Frank Herbert (2008). “God Emperor of Dune”, p.210, Penguin

What greater gift is there than to demonstrate you need not fear death?

Death, Needs, Fear Of Death

Frank Herbert (1987). “Chapterhouse: Dune”, p.395, Penguin

Unused power was like a marionette with visible strings, nobody holding them. A compelling attraction: I could make it dance.

Strings, Compelling, Visible

Frank Herbert (1987). “Chapterhouse: Dune”, p.388, Penguin

Much that was called religion has carried an unconscious attitude of hostility toward life. True religion must teach that life is filled with joys pleasing to the eye of God, that knowledge without action is empty. All men must see that the teaching of religion by rules and rote is largely a hoax. The proper teaching is recognized with ease. You can know it without fail because it awakens within you that sensation which tells you this is something you’ve always known.

Life, Attitude, Teaching

Frank Herbert (2010). “Dune”, p.422, Hachette UK

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent.

Battle, Conflict, Wealth

In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other. That was the end of holiness for both churches.

Church, Holiness, Pope

The night is a tunnel ... a hole into tomorrow.

Night, Tunnels, Tomorrow

Question: Who governs the governors? Answer: Entropy

Answers, Thrive, Entropy

Frank Herbert (2017). “The Dosadi Experiment and The Eyes of Heisenberg: Two Classic Works of Science Fiction”, p.123, Tor Science Fiction

I don't speak ... I operate a machine called language. It creaks and groans, but is mine own.

Machines, Language, Speak

Frank Herbert (2008). “Dune Messiah”, p.145, Penguin

In politics, the tripod is he most unstable of all structures. It's be bad enough without the complication of a feudal trade culture which turns its back on most science.

Culture, Enough, Structure

What do such machines really do? They increase the number of things we can do without thinking. Things we do without thinking-there’s the real danger.

Real, Thinking, Numbers

Frank Herbert (2008). “God Emperor of Dune”, p.311, Penguin

Prophecy and prescience - How can they be put to the test in the face of unanswered questions? Consider: How much is actual prediction and how much is the prophet shaping the future to fit the prophecy? What are the harmonics inherent in the act of prophecy? Does the prophet see the future or does he see a line of weakness, a fault or cleavage that he may shatter with words or decisions as a diamond-cutter shatters his gem with a blow of the knife?

Blow, Knives, Decision

"Dune: The Gateway Collection". Book by Frank Herbert, 2012.

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