Dune (2021) - Quotes

The Fremen: Skilled Warriors of the Imperium

Duncan: The Fremen watched me search for them for days. I never saw them. Finally, they sent a warrior out to kill me. And I gotta tell you, I have never come so close to dying. There's no finer fighter in the Imperium. They fight like demons.

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Dominion Over Arrakis and Its Challenges

Piter De Vries: If the Duke's son lives--

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: No Atreides shall live.

Piter De Vries: My Lord, you gave your word to the witch, and she sees too much.

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: I said I would not harm them, and I shall not. But Arrakis is Arrakis, and the desert takes the weak. My desert. My Arrakis. My Dune.

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A Call for Loyalty Over Honor

Thufir Hawat: Sire, I failed you today. There's no excuse. You have my resignation.

Duke Leto Atreides: You would deprive us of your talents at this time?

Thufir Hawat: Sire, my honor demands...

Duke Leto Atreides: They tried to take the life of my son! I don't give a damn about your honor. You want absolution? Go catch some spies.

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Humorous Take on Harsh Living Conditions

Duke Leto Atreides: What do they say about this hellhole again?

Gurney Halleck: To shower, you scrub your ass with sand," my lord. That's what they say.

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The Weight of Heritage and Power

Reverend Mother Mohiam: Like sifting sand through a screen, we sift people. If you had been unable to control your impulses like an animal, we could not let you live. You inherit too much power.

Paul Atreides: What, because I'm a duke's son?

Reverend Mother Mohiam: Because you are Jessica's son. You have more than one birthright, boy.

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Lessons in Leadership and Legacy

Reverend Mother Mohiam: You’ve proven you can rule yourself. Now you must learn to rule others. It’s something none of your ancestors learned.

Paul Atreides: My father rules an entire planet.

Reverend Mother Mohiam: He’s losing it.

Paul: He’s getting a richer one.

Reverend Mother Mohiam: He’ll lose that one, too.

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The Test of Pain and Survival

Reverend Mother Mohiam: The test is simple. Remove your hand from the box, and you die.

Paul Atreides: What's in the box?

Reverend Mother Mohiam: Pain.

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The Jealousy of Power and Betrayal

Glossu Rabban: Uncle, how can we let this happen? How can the Emperor... TAKE EVERYTHING WE'VE BUILT AND GIVE IT TO THAT DUKE?! HOW?!

Piter De Vries: Don't be too sure it's an act of love.

Glossu Rabban: What does he mean?

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: When is a gift not a gift? The Atreides voice is rising, and the Emperor is a jealous man. A dangerous, jealous man.

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Understanding the Threat of House Harkonnen

Paul: Will it be that bad?

Gurney: You don't get it, do you? You don't really understand the grave nature of what's happening to us. For 80 years, Arrakis belonged to House Harkonnen. Eighty years of owning the spice fields. Can you imagine the wealth? Your eyes. I need to see it in your eyes. You never met Harkonnens before. I have. They're not human, they're brutal! You have to be ready.

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The Relativity of Mood in Conflict

Paul Atreides: I guess I'm not in the mood today.

Gurney Halleck: Mood? What's mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises, no matter the mood. Now fight!

Paul: I have you.

Gurney Halleck: [Paul does, and sees Gurney's blade to his ribs.] Aye, but look down, my lord. We'd have joined each other in death. I see you found the mood.

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Struggles of Legacy and Personal Ambition

Paul Atreides: What if I'm not, Dad?

Duke Leto Atreides: Not what?

Paul Atreides: The future of House Atreides.

Duke Leto Atreides: [shows Paul his signet ring] I told my father I didn't want this either. I wanted to be a pilot.

Paul Atreides: You never told me that.

Duke Leto Atreides: Your grandfather said, "A great man doesn't seek to lead. He's called to it, and he answers." And if your answer is no, you'll still be the only thing I ever needed you to be. My son.

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A Playful Exchange on Physical Transformation

Duncan Idaho: Look at you. Put on some muscle?

Paul Atreides: I did?

Duncan Idaho: No.

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A Request to Join the Advance Team

Paul Atreides: So, you're going to Arrakis tomorrow. With the advance team.

Duncan Idaho: Yes, I'm going to Arrakis tomorrow with the advance team.

Paul Atreides: I'd like you to take me with you.

Duncan Idaho: [Paul nods] You would? Well, that's too bad. Cause no.

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House Atreides Accepts Stewardship of Arrakis

Herald of the Change: By the grace of Shaddam IV of House Corrino, ascendant to the Golden Lion Throne of Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe, I stand before you as Herald of the Change. We are witnessed by members of the Imperial Court, representatives of the Spacing Guild and a sister of the Bene Gesserit. The Emperor has spoken. "House Atreides shall immediately take control of Arrakis and serve as its steward." Do you accept?

Duke Leto Atreides: We are House Atreides. There is no call we do not answer. There is no faith that we betray. The Emperor asks us to bring peace to Arrakis. House Atreides accepts!

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A Moment of Shared Understanding

Duke Leto Atredies: Smile, Gurney.

Gurney Halleck: [stoic] I am smiling.

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Messages from the Deep: Surviving Arrakis

Introductory placard: Dreams are messages from the deep.

Narration Recorder: Extreme temperatures and treacherous weather events make life outside the cities of Arrakis truly hostile, with sandstorms powerful enough to cut through metal. Only the native tribes known as the Fremen have adapted well enough to survive. Preferring to inhabit the remotest regions of Arrakis, the Fremen share the deep desert with the giant sandworms known to the Fremen as Shai-Hulud. Long exposure to spice has given the tribe their characteristic blue eyes, the Eyes of Ibad.

Narration Recorder: The largest and most dangerous organism on Arrakis is the sandworm, capable of reaching 400 meters in length. To avoid making rhythmic noises, which attract the sandworms, the Fremen cross desert spaces using the sandwalk, a dance-like motion with irregular rhythm which emulates the natural sounds of the desert.

Shadout Mapes: When you have lived with prophecy for so long, the moment of revelation is a shock.

Liet Kynes: Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. And keep the world for His people.

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A Wish for Strength in Battle

Jamis: May thy knife chip and shatter.

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Embracing Life's Journey and Its Mysteries

Jamis: The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience. A process that cannot be understood by stopping it. We must move with the flow of the process. We must join it. We must flow with it.

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The End of House Atreides

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: For hundreds of years, we've traded blood for blood. But no more. Your son is dead. Your concubine is dead. Tonight the House of Atreides falls. And your bloodline ends forever.

Claiming Authority Over Arrakis

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen: I said I would not harm them, and I shall not. But Arrakis is Arrakis, and the desert takes the weak. My desert. My Arrakis. My Dune.

A Bold Declaration by Duncan Idaho

Duncan Idaho: To hell, dogs!

Facing the Sardaukar: A Warning to Warriors

Duncan Idaho: When you cross blades with a Sardaukar, you'll know it.

The Importance of Action Over Dreams

Duncan Idaho: Dreams make good stories, but everything important happens when we're awake. Cause that's when we make things happen.

A New Chapter Awaits

Chani: This is only the beginning.

Protecting Friends from Harm

Chani: [to Paul] I would not have let you hurt my friends.

Reflections on Arrakis and Its Oppressors

Chani: [first lines] My planet Arrakis is so beautiful when the sun is low. Rolling over the sands, you can see the spice in the air. At nightfall, the spice harvesters land. The outsiders race against time to avoid the heat of the day. They ravage our lands in front of our eyes. Their cruelty to my people is all I've known. These outsiders, the Harkonnens, came long before I was born. By controlling spice production, they became obscenely rich. Richer than the Emperor himself. Our warriors couldn't free Arrakis from the Harkonnens. But one day, by imperial decree, they were gone. Why did the Emperor choose this path? And who will our next oppressors be?

A Farewell with Hope for the Future

Gaius Helen Mohiam: Goodbye, young human. I hope you live.

Desperation and the Will to Escape

Gaius Helen Mohiam: An animal caught in a trap will gnaw off its own leg to escape. What will you do?

The Burden of Leadership and Family Expectations

Duke Leto Atreides: A great man doesn't seek to lead, he's called to it. And he answers. But if your answer is “no,” you’d still be the only thing I ever needed you to be – my son.

Presence and Perseverance in Adversity

Duke Leto Atreides: [Final words] Here I am. Here I remain.

Confronting and Overcoming Fear

Lady Jessica Atreides: [reciting the Litany of Fear] I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

A Call to Unity in the Desert

Paul Atreides: The Emperor sent us to this place. And my father came, not for spice, not for the riches, but for the strength of your people. My road leads into the desert. I can see it. If you'll have us, we will come.