Charles Dickens Quotes

Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats.

I don't want to be a punching bag.

Once they get their hooks into you, you're a dead pigeon.

Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.

I had been, you know, held in the closet for two months and, you know, abused in all manner of ways. I was very good at doing what I was told.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Sometimes fear is used as a way to control.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

I'm really not good blackmail material.

Dependence begets subservience and venality.

If you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

The more pain you inflict on someone, the more they will tell you what they think you want to hear.

Power manipulates the innocent and terror is born.

I have said that gymnastics can be abusive and brutal. That was my experience. I felt trapped in a world where authority figures were dictating my future.

If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.

With a gun barrel between your teeth, you speak only in vowels.

Man is always exploited through fear.

I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.

You keep folks so intimidated. You can give them money, access, but they're still scared. And as long as you're scared, you're on the plantation.

It is a sad fact of life that power and fear are the fountainheads of faith.

Power is a thing of perception. They don't need to be able to kill you. They just need you to think they are able to kill you

There is a certain seductiveness about dead things. You can ill treat, alter and recolour what's dead. It won’t complain.

Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment.

Beware the tyranny of the weak. They just suck you dry.

Adults under threat feel like children.