Dune

"To rule without fear is to rule without power."

"No design, however well designed, can ever prevent a man from falling."

"Survival is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances."

"The universe does not allow exceptions."

"There are patterns in history. The wise learn them. The foolish ignore them."

"A man cannot act as a leader without first having the strength to act."

"Water is the most precious substance on Arrakis, beyond spice, beyond any treasure."

"The future remains uncertain. That is the only thing certain about it."

"The sleeper awakens because he must, not because he wishes to."

"Blood is the price of honor in combat."

"When you pray to God, you meditate. When you meditate, you understand."

"To be truly terrifying, a thing must be perceived as holy by its subjects."

"The dream of using the spice to look into the future was always there."

"In any group of humans, there are leaders and followers. The leaders create the possibilities."

"Great events can spring from small causes, but there must be a readiness for greatness."

"Politics and the control of human behavior were just other words for the same thing."

"All learning is a memory within a memory."

"The highest function of ecology is the understanding of consequences."

"The building of a human being is the building of a universe."

"You cannot simply wander into a desert expecting to find a human population."

"Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense."

"In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance."

"Among humans, there are those who look forward and those who look back. The species survives because of those who look forward."

"What is crucial is the expansion of human consciousness."

"To minimize the expenditure of energy, all life forms tend to follow the path of least resistance."

"The universe has a way of humbling those who think themselves invincible."

"In the end, all battles are fought in the mind first."

"Imagination is the birthplace of all revolutions."

"All things return to the desert in the end."

"The weight of command crushes those unprepared for it."