Fear Quotes

The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.

16356 quotes

O
"Room 101 contains the worst thing in the world."
O'Brien
D
"The fear of judgment is the beginning of wisdom."
Dmitri Karamazov
C
"The Combine is real. It's everywhere."
Chief Bromden
C
"The electroshock therapy is worse than any real punishment."
Chief Bromden
C
"She smiles, but there's ice behind it."
Chief Bromden
A
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand—a man with a gun is often the man who is most afraid."
Atticus Finch
Y
"I've lived in a state of shock ever since."
Yossarian
O
"Do not imagine that you will save yourself by pleading for mercy."
O'Brien
W
"Syme would be vaporized. He was too intelligent and therefore too dangerous."
Winston Smith
Y
"They're after me and I don't even know why."
Yossarian
C
"The Combine is real. It's everywhere."
Chief Bromden
N
"Fear is the greatest tool of control."
Nurse Ratched
O
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."
O'Brien
W
"Do not trust the Party. Bands of crimethink are everywhere."
Winston Smith
O
"There is no escape. Anywhere you go, you will be watched."
O'Brien
W
"Rats are the worst thing. Nothing is worse than rats."
Winston Smith
C
"The fear keeps us in line."
Chief Bromden
O
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."
O'Brien
B
"I am afraid of boredom, and of being bored."
Bernard Marx
C
"The Combine is real. It's everywhere."
Chief Bromden
C
"You can't fight the Combine. It's too big."
Chief Bromden
C
"That man's gonna get us all put in the Disturbed Ward."
Cheswick
I
"The fear of God is not born of love but of terror"
Ivan Karamazov
O
"We shall crush you down to the point from which there is no coming back."
O'Brien
W
"Syme will be vaporized. He is too intelligent—he sees too clearly."
Winston Smith
C
"That's the way it goes. It's a world where you're supposed to be afraid all the time."
Chief Bromden
C
"Fear is what keeps people in line."
Chief Bromden
H
"I really do think I'm going crazy. I really do."
Holden Caulfield
O
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever."
O'Brien
C
"The Combine is out there, and it's waiting."
Chief Bromden