Frank Herbert

"The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action."

"Learning a language represents training in the delusions of that language."

"Religious services, thought Ramsey. Here's one of the binding forces of this crew. Participation Mystique! The consecration of the warriors before the foray."

"Does a population have informed consent when a ruling minority acts in secret to ignite a war, doing this to justify the existence of the minority's forces? failure to provide full information for inf…"

"Ecology is a dirty seven-letter word to many people. They are like heavy sleepers refusing to be aroused. "Leave me alone! It's not time to get up yet!"

"We are questioning more than the philosophy behind our dependence upon limited and limiting systems. We question the power structures that have grown up around such systems."

"Article on the inspirations for Dune"

"The current utopian ideal being touted by people as politically diverse as President Richard M. Nixon and Senator Edward M. Kennedy goes as follows — no deeds of passion allowed, no geniuses, no crimi…"