Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept?
Frank Herbertthe meeting between ignorance and knowledge, between brutality and culture - it begins in the dignity with which we treat the dead
Frank HerbertCan you collect chaos? Not collecting, that is the ultimate gathering. What can you gather without gathering yourself.
Frank HerbertAnswers are a perilous grip on the universe. They can appear sensible yet explain nothing.
Frank HerbertThe gravest error a thinking person can make is to believe that one particular version of history is absolute fact. History is recorded by a series of observers, none of whom is impartial. The facts are distorted by sheer passage of time and thousands of years of humanity's dark ages, deliberate misrepresentations by religious sects, and the inevitable corruption that comes from an accumulation of careless mistakes. The wise person, then, views history as a set of lessons to be learned, choices and ramifications to be considered and discussed, and mistakes that should never again be made.
Frank Herbert