Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert
Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr.was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 October 1920
CityTacoma, WA
CountryUnited States of America
differences training stranger
When strangers meet, great allowance should be made for differences of custom and training.
government needs flaws
Major flaw in government arise from a fear of making radical internal changes even though a need is clearly seen.
oil water scarcity
The scarce water of Dune is an exact analog of oil scarcity. CHOAM is OPEC.
greatness feelings myth
The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in.
democracy scapegoat electorate
Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate.
bees enough
The day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you.
predictions absolutes completion
Absolute prediction is completion . . . is death!
acceptance names government
Governments always commit their entire populations when the demands grow heavy enough. By their passive acceptance, these populations become accessories to whatever is done in their name.
real law enforcement
Law always chooses sides on the basis of enforcement power. Morality and legal niceties have little to do with it when the real question is: Who has the clout?
law violence grew
The convoluted wording of legalisms grew up around the necessity to hide from ourselves the violence we do to each other.
leadership people leader
A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people.
names evolution
Is evolution just another name for God?
life heart men
The hearts of all men dwell in the same wilderness.
life joy facts
The joy of living, its beauty, is all bound up in the fact that life can surprise you.