Frank Herbert Quotes

Keep your enemies in front of you.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

You must never underestimate your opposition.

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits.

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

The best thing I've learned is, if you're going out, never go out alone - you leave yourself vulnerable. If you've got someone else there you trust, they can say, be wary of that person. I probably used to be too trusting of people.

If you don't look for a problem, you won't find it.

If my friends don’t know what my plans are, then my enemies will not.

Don’t taunt the alligator until after you have crossed the creek.

Safety and comfort comes with complacency, and that's never a good place to be working from.

I never want to get caught with not expecting something.

You gotta watch everything. You gotta watch how you move, 'cause you a celebrity. You're a target now, so you always gotta do that. Just stay on your tippy toes.

Protect yourself at all times. It's what I talk to school kids and college kids about when I do my seminars. I'm not just talking about in the ring. Protect yourself at all times.

You don't want to play the whole game careful, but you certainly don't want to play careless.

I think it helps to know where you're at. I don't want to be coming down 18 knowing I need to make par, and trying to force a birdie or doing something stupid.

It is always good to be careful or vigilant.

You would not get out of bed in the morning if you were constantly worrying about the possibility of something happening to you on your way to work. But it is still something to pay attention to, I think.

It's a dangerous world, man. You've gotta keep your eyes and ears peeled and be on the alert all the time.

If anybody knows that you need to be prepared regardless of the situation, that's me.

Be safe and be realistic. They're both equally important.

If you don't take an opponent serious, they surprise you.

Do you want to know the man against whom you have most reason to guard yourself? Your looking-glass will give you a very fair likeness of his face.

No sensible person ever opens the door of his house without knowing who is knocking.

Every word first looks around in every direction before letting itself be written down by me.

Most people aren't sure what's going to happen on a first date. Given that ambiguity, every woman must be totally aware at every moment that she is responsible for every choice she makes... protect yourselves. See trouble coming.