Dune

"Survival is the ability to adapt"

"The deep eyes of the desert regard him"

"I am that which you fear most of all"

"The greatest power is the power to create"

"Muad'Dib, the mouse that jumps between worlds"

"In the desert, a man really sees"

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

"He who controls the spice controls the universe"

"Survival is the highest law."

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

"When you can move like water, nothing can stand against you."

"The sleeper has awakened."

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

"You have to act without hope."

"There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors."

"Knowing where the trap is makes the trap worthless."

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

"A secret shared is no longer a secret."

"Destiny is a function of perspective."

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

"A universe that produces the occasional poet is worth something."

"Time is a resource like any other. It must be spent wisely."

"Empires have been founded on much less than you possess."

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

"In the Age of Legends, before the Tyrant, there were still machines."

"This is the way of the desert: survival is a gift."

"Walk without rhythm and you won't attract the worm."

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

"The highest function of consciousness is the awareness of multiple paths."

"Beware of the prophet who seeks to alter you."