Paul Atreides

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."

"The test of any system is its fruits. If the system bears poisonous fruit, it is a poisonous system."

"A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool."

"To rule is to serve."

"We make our own decisions—fate is not written by the stars alone."

"In the face of impossible odds, one must still try."

"A secret forced out into the open is no longer a secret."

"I am the instrument of my will, not its servant."

"In the end, all dreams are merely rehearsals for reality."

"Dreams shape reality."

"Imagination is the first step to creation."

"Knowing where the trap is—that's the first step in springing it."

"I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me."

"Power resides where men believe it resides."

"The hand of God has become the hand of man."

"Beauty is a wonderful thing. I love it."

"The future remains uncertain and so it should."

"To know the future absolutely is to be trapped by it absolutely."

"The greatest gift is the ability to accept your destiny."

"You can never go back to a belief once you know it is false."

"Destiny is a function of perspective."

"When facing an enemy of great power, one cannot act rashly."

"Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear."

"The sleeper has awakened."

"In the Imperial Court, one learns that survival depends on observing ritual."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time"

"I am that which you fear most of all"

"To know something of significance is to be burdened by it"

"The ability to see is not the same as the ability to act"

"The future is a thing of the past"