My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable 'the truth' can be.
Frank HerbertRead
Madness in method, that's genius
Interpretation
The quote suggests that unconventional thinking can lead to brilliant ideas.
Frank Herbert's quote 'Madness in method, that's genius' implies that those who approach problems with a unique or seemingly irrational methodology can often produce profound and innovative solutions. It highlights the value of creative thinking and the idea that what may appear chaotic or nonsensical on the surface can actually lead to extraordinary outcomes.
In practice
In a motivational speech about embracing unique ideas.
My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable 'the truth' can be.
If you need something to worship, then worship life - all life, every last crawling bit of it! We're all in this beauty together!
Religion must remain an outlet for people who say to themselves, "I am not the kind of person I want to be." It must never sink into an assemblage of the self-satisfied.
To know a thing well, know it's limits; Only when pushed beyond it's tolerance will it's true nature be seen. -The Amtal Rule
Technology tends toward avoidance of risks by investors. Uncertainty is ruled out if possible. People generally prefer the predictable. Few recognize how destructive this can be, how it imposes severe limits on variability and thus makes whole populations fatally vulnerable to the shocking ways our universe can throw the dice.
It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future.
Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.
When you recognize this, you also realize that you are now free to give up this futile conflict, this inner state of war.
And I know now that all the time I was trying to get out of the dust, the fact is, what I am, I am because of the dust. And what I am is good enough. Even for me.
I always want to tell these young idealists that the world is not as dangerous as many in the older generation want them to believe...The [people] for whom I feel the greatest sadness are the ones who choke on their beliefs, who never act on their ideals, who never know the state of struggle in a decent cause, and never know the thrill of even partial victories.
Do not dwell upon the sins and mistakes of yesterday so exclusively as to have no energy and mind left for living rightly today, and do not think that the sins of yesterday can prevent you from living purely today.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
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