Dune

"A person is smart. People are dumb."

"Time moves differently in the desert."

"Knowledge of spice is the greatest knowledge."

"In the desert, a man is tested. In the desert, truth is revealed."

"Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration."

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

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

"Every tool shapes the hand that uses it."

"The desert is a teacher to those who listen."

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

"Not all knowledge is comfortable."

"The young believe they can change the world; only the old know that change changes the changer."

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

"The spice extends life; the spice expands consciousness."

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

"The ability to do is limited by the knowledge of what can be done."

"To rule is to serve."

"The science of manipulating atoms has no conscience."

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

"Desert creates a special kind of soul."

"The future could not be seen. This was the nature of all futures."

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

"Men have killed for less than spice."

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

"The sleeper wakes, but does he see?"

"There are proven methods for identifying a safe source of water on Arrakis."

"Think you of the fact that a deaf [person] cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot imagine?"

"Survival is the ability to swim in strange water."

"The future belongs to those who can imagine it."

"Patience is the discipline of the strong."