Harkonnen Baron Quotes & Sayings

Come, come," the Baron said. "We don't have much time and pain is quick. Please don't bring it to this, my dear Duke." The Baron looked up at Piter who stood at Leto's shoulder. "Piter doesn't have all his tools here, but I'm sure he could improvise."
"Improvisation is sometimes the best, Baron. — Frank Herbert

My ethical naturalism sees us as facing the predicament of being social animals without evolved adaptations that make social life easy. The fundamental problem that sparks the ethical project lies in our limited responsiveness to one another. The only way we have to address that problem is through a representative, informed, and engaged conversation. — Philip Kitcher

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Everyone on this planet needs to be made aware that for several years now I have met and keep meeting people who no longer have AIDS, cancer, and almost any other disease you can think of, due to the continual and correct application of oxygen therapies. — Ed McCabe

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen had made a lifetime career of seeking new experiences. He dabbled in hedonistic pleasures - rich foods, exotic drugs, deviant sex - discovering things he had never done before.
But a baby in Harkonnen Keep ... how would he handle that? — Brian Herbert

If you don't say what you're thinking, you end up lying when you really need to speak up. — Banana Yoshimoto

That is the thing about being a writer; your subject matter may not stay your subject matter if you break their trust by revealing personal and editorialized information about them. — Greg Fitzsimmons

You're harshing my mellow. — Elle Casey

31Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil. 32Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ. — Max Lucado

Never obliterate a man unthinkingly, the way an entire fief might do it through some due process of law. Always do it for an overriding purpose - and know your purpose! — Frank Herbert

In life one cannot eat his cake and have it, too; he must make his choice and then do the best he can to be content to go the way his judgment leads. — Clarence Darrow

Are you already training my replacement? Piter demanded.
"Replace you? Why, Piter, where could I find another Mentat with your cunning and venom?"
"The same place you found me, Baron."
"Perhaps I should at that," the Baron mused. "You do seem a bit unstable lately. And the spice you eat!"
"Are my pleasures too expensive, Baron? Do you object to them?"
"My dear Piter, your pleasures are what tie you to me. How could I object to that? — Frank Herbert

Be sweet and carry a sharp knife, was her motto. — Barbara Kingsolver

I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. — Hope Davis

The Baron could see the path ahead of him. One day, a Harkonnen would be Emperor. Not himself, and no spawn of his loins. But a Harkonnen. Not this Rabban he'd summoned, of course. But — Frank Herbert

Well, we must live and learn. — Jane Austen

Jesus may ask of you far more than you planned to give, but He can give to you infinitely more than you dared ask or think. — Timothy Keller

Ah! Indeed but! But he consumes too much spice, eats it like candy. Look at his eyes! He might have come directly from the Arrakeen labor pool. Efficient, Piter, but he's still emotional and prone to passionate outbursts. Efficient, Piter, but he still can err.
-Baron Vladimir — Frank Herbert

I've been an athlete most of my life and on a disciplined schedule. Working out for me is just part of my every day. — Apolo Ohno

Sometimes I wonder about Piter," the Baron said. "I cause pain out of necessity, but he ... I swear he takes a positive delight in it."
-Baron Vladimir — Frank Herbert

Other people's judgment doesn't have any power unless you offer yourself up for trial, so don't. Zoey — Lisa Wingate