Quotes / Motivated by Fear

To lead, one must instill fear in one's followers. They must know that insubordination will cost them more than any enemy ever could.

— Dorn Il-Khan, Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear

Doctor: You do not fear death. You think this makes you strong. It makes you weak.
Bruce: Why?
Doctor: How can you move faster then possible, fight longer then possible, without the most powerful impulse of the spirit? The fear of death.
Bruce: I do fear death. I fear dying in here while my city burns. And there's no one there to save it.
Doctor: Then make the climb.
Bruce: How?
Doctor: As the child did - without the rope. Then fear will find you again.

— The Dark Knight Rises

Smolder: This is gettin' really scary, guys! What do we do?
Yona: You feel fear? Then use it!
Sandbar: Wha?
Yona: Fear is energy! Fear is encouragement!
Gallus: I though yaks wouldn't feel fear!
Yona: Yaks feel fear! But fear is not your enemy! Fear makes you want to move! Makes you want to do! Trick is not to let fear freeze you! Don't deny fear! Let fear give you strength! Strength to escape and defeat what you fear! Come on, friends! Don't give in to fear — use your fear!

—My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (IDW), "Do You Believe in Magic?"

"In order to convert ten sinners into righteous men, one man should die. In order to convert one hundred, ten must perish, serving as an example. In vain you ask the thief not to steal, the killer not to kill. Asking doesn't accomplish anything. It's not the love of God that brings people to the church, but the fear of Hell's throes."

—Vlad Tepes, Vlad Tepes