Dune

Book · 8 characters · 818 quotes · 1965

Quotes from Dune

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"Revenge is a passionate thing."
Paul Atreides
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"The beginning of the journey is often the end of another."
Stilgar Change
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"One cannot have a lasting effect on the universe without understanding it."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Education
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"Empires do not fail because of external force—they fail because of internal decay."
Paul Atreides Leadership
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"Plans within plans within plans."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
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"A man unwilling to fight for what he wants deserves what he gets."
Thufir Hawat Strength
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"We Fremen have a saying: 'The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.'"
Stilgar Wisdom
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"Muad'Dib's prescience could see the future, but not the price."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Wisdom
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"Know then, that I am the son of Duke Leto."
Paul Atreides
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"My father, my father."
Paul Atreides Family
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"Politics is the art of seeming candid."
Thufir Hawat Politics
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"When you have nothing to lose, you can try everything."
Stilgar Courage
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"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer."
Paul Atreides Courage
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"The sleeper must awaken."
Gaius Helen Mohiam
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"A person is smart. People are dumb."
Thufir Hawat Wisdom
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"Fear is the mind-killer."
Gaius Helen Mohiam Fear
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"The sleeper has awakened."
Paul Atreides Power
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"A man is not measured by his failures but by his will to continue."
Thufir Hawat Perseverance
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"The greatest gift is the gift of choice."
Paul Atreides Freedom
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"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creep in this petty pace."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Time
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"Power without purpose is merely tyranny."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Power
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"We are all servants of something."
Liet-Kynes Philosophy
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"To govern is to make choices."
Paul Atreides Wisdom
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"The spice extends life and expands consciousness."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Knowledge
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"A leader is not born, but is made through experience."
Stilgar Leadership
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"Truth is a matter of perspective."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Truth
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"I see a closed door in my future."
Paul Atreides
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"The human animal is a strange thing."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions Philosophy
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"What is that tangled web?"
Paul Atreides
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"Every person has a value and a purpose."
Liet-Kynes Kindness