He who controls the spice controls the universe.

To come under siege was the inevitable fate of power.

The sleeper must awaken.

The thing the ecologically illiterate don't realize about an ecosystem is that it's a system. A system! A system maintains a certain fluid stability that can be destroyed by a misstep in just one niche.

Infinity? It attracts us like a floodlight in the night.

The hearts of all men dwell in the same wilderness.

What does a mirror look at?

Why is it that foolishness repeats itself with such monotonous precision?

There's a lesson in every temptation.

Survival is the ability to swim in strange water.

Providence and Manifest Destiny are synonyms often invoked to support arguments based on wishful thinking.

When strangers meet, great allowance should be made for differences of custom and training.

Thou shalt not make a machine to counterfeit a human mind.

To stand alone against all adversity is the most sacred moment of existence.

People always expect the worst of the rich and powerful, Sire. It is said one can always tell an aristocrat: he reveals only those of his vices which will make him popular.

Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.

It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.

A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct.

The vision of time is broad, but when you pass through it, time becomes a narrow door.

Face your fears or they will climb over your back.