L. Ron Hubbard

Scientology founder

Contemporary weird famous 103 sayings

Sayings by L. Ron Hubbard

The only way you can control people is to lie to them. You can write a book, you can tell them anything you want, and they will believe you.

1952 — Lecture, 'Technique 88', recorded
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Make money. Make more money. Make other people produce so as to make money.

1955 — From 'A Manual on the Dissemination of Material'
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Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion.

c. 1948-1950 — Quoted in 'Reader's Digest', though the exact context and year vary in reports, often attributed to …
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All men are your slaves, or they are your enemies, or they are your tools.

1951 — From 'Science of Survival'
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Psychiatry and psychology are the enemies of the people.

1950s onwards — Various lectures and writings, a recurring theme in Scientology
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The only way to handle a hostile person is to destroy them.

1950 — From 'The Aberrated Personality'
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Never defend, always attack.

1967 — Policy letter, 'The War', a fundamental principle of Scientology's Fair Game policy
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A being is only as valuable as his ability to communicate.

1950 — From 'Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health'
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We are not a turn-the-other-cheek religion.

1960s — Policy letter, reference to Scientology's approach to critics
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The greatest crime is to refuse to be helped.

1950s — Various lectures and writings
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A man is as happy as he chooses to be.

1950 — From 'Dianetics'
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Only criminals have anything to fear from Scientology.

1960s-1970s — Statement made in various contexts, often in response to criticism
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The purpose of Dianetics is to make the able more able.

1950 — From 'Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health'
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Man is an immortal spiritual being.

1950s onwards — A core tenet of Scientology, found in many writings and lectures
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An operating Thetan is a being who is able to operate without a body.

1960s — Advanced Scientology teachings, 'Operating Thetan' levels
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The whole planetary system is a trap.

1967 — Advanced Scientology teachings, e.g., OT III
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Xenu is the galactic overlord who brought billions of people to Earth and blew them up in volcanoes.

1967 — Advanced Scientology teachings, OT III
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The reactive mind is the source of all aberration.

1950 — From 'Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health'
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Ethics is the technology of survival.

1968 — From 'Introduction to Scientology Ethics'
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To be sane is to be in communication.

1950 — From 'Dianetics'
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