“Fear is the mind-killer.”

“Try looking into that place where you dare not look! You'll find me there, staring out at you!”

“There is no escapewe pay for the violence of our ancestors.”

“The man without emotions is the one to fear.”

“Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and it has power," Tuek said. "You might find the line between life and death among the Fremen to be too sharp and quick.”

“You have a nicety of awareness of the difference between a blade's edge and its tip.”

“Flexibility is the greatest strength.”

“What I always say is that Japanese are like willow. We can be bent easily, but once you try to break us, it would not be so easy.”

“When we arrived at my home north of the city, my five-year-old son Magnus, brimming with the confidence he'd gained in two full weeks of kindergarten, opened the front door and asked John, "Is it t...”

“... the worst possible heritage to leave with children: high spiritual pretensions and low performance.”

“Look at that crowd', he said disgustedly. 'They think it's a circus.''And not a single coin are they donating', said Dina.'That's not surprising. Pity can only be shown in small doses. When so many...”

“All people like to be praised as it boosts their self-esteem, keeps them motivated and happy but it also pushes them into the abyss of sham, which is propelled by hypocrisy and sycophancy.”

“Self-discipline is nothing but self-consciousness.”

“After self-love the second best gift you could ever give yourself is self-discipline.”

“I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.”