“Men looked at their gods and their rituals and saw that both were filled with that most terrible of all equations: fear over ambition.”
― Dune
― Dune
“People, I thought, wanted security. They couldn’t bear the idea of death being a big black nothing, couldn’t bear the thought of their loved ones not existing, and couldn’t even imagine themselves not existing. I finally decided that people believed in an afterlife because they couldn’t bear not to.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“I was in fear I would not have my job anymore because of my physical burnout. And my internal dialogue responded back that I should be in fear of losing my life, my values and my integrity. It was at that point that everything changed—for the better.”
― Remove Negative Thinking: How to Instantly Harness Mindfulness and The Power of Positive Thinking
― Remove Negative Thinking: How to Instantly Harness Mindfulness and The Power of Positive Thinking
“and the mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve but a reality to experience.”
― Dune
― Dune
“They’re trained to believe, not to know. Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.”
― Dune Messiah
― Dune Messiah
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