Leadership Quotes by Frank Herbert

A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people.

— Frank Herbert

The problem of leadership is inevitably: Who will play God?" Muad'Dib

— Frank Herbert

That path leads ever down into stagnation.

— Frank Herbert

You must learn to rule. It's something none of your ancestors learned

— Frank Herbert

What is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader. It is the needs of his people.

— Frank Herbert

Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you…

— Frank Herbert

“Leadership and our dependence on it (how and why we choose particular leaders) is a much misunderstood historical phenomenon.”

— Frank Herbert

“A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people. He maintains the level of individuals.…

— Frank Herbert

“But oh, the perils of leadership in a species so anxious to be told what to do. How little they knew of…

— Frank Herbert

Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate…

— Frank Herbert

“It was another of the essential ingredients that she felt her son needed: people with a goal. Such people would be easy…

— Frank Herbert

“Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate. Get the rich, the greedy, the…

— Frank Herbert

“You see, we often get noncreative leaders, people most interested in preserving their own positions. They flock around centers of power. Such…

— Frank Herbert

“He passed off the loss of a spice crawler with a gesture. The threat to men’s lives had him in a rage.…

— Frank Herbert

“Some say," Scytale said, "that people cling to Imperial leadership because space is infinite. They feel lonely without a unifying symbol. For…

— Frank Herbert

The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power…

— Frank Herbert

A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel... he must lay the best coffee hearth to attract the finest men...…

— Frank Herbert

“We know the major conditions wherein this large populace may turn upon its keepers - One: When they find a leader. This…

— Frank Herbert