Matrix Quotes
There is no spoon.
Welcome to the desert of the real.
Free your mind.
I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You’re the one who has to walk through it.
Why, Mr. Anderson? Why, why, why? Why do you do it? Why, why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you’re fighting for something? For more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is?
The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us, even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?
We’re going to need more guns.
The answer is out there, Neo. It’s looking for you. And it will find you if you want it to.
Don’t think you are, know you are.
The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you’re inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it.
I know you’re out there. I can feel you now. I know that you’re afraid… you’re afraid of us. You’re afraid of change. I don’t know the future. I didn’t come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it’s going to begin. I’m going to hang up this phone, and then I’m going to show these people what you don’t want them to see. I’m going to show them a world without you, a world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries. A world where anything is possible. Where we go from there is a choice I leave to you.
I’m trying to free your mind, but I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.
You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind.
Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.
As long as the Matrix exists, the human race will never be free.
It’s the question that drives us, Neo. It’s the question that brought you here. You know the question just as I did.
What I’m saying is that when it comes to the Matrix, there is no difference between reality and fantasy.
You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it.
I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.
We’re willing to wipe the slate clean, give you a fresh start. All that we’re asking in return is your cooperation in bringing a known terrorist to justice.
The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you’re inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we’re trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system, and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.
You’ve been living in a dream world, Neo.
Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
The Matrix is a computer-generated dream world built to keep us under control.
The Matrix is a prison, Neo. A prison for your mind.
You’re here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt it your entire life, that there’s something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.
The answer is out there, Neo, and it’s looking for you. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind,
You’re the One, Neo.
I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.
How did I beat you?
You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind.
Do you believe in fate, Neo?
The Oracle told me that I would fall in love and that man, the man that I loved, would be the One. So you see, you can’t be dead. You can’t be, because I love you. You hear me? I love you.
No Neo, I’m trying to tell you that when you’re ready, you won’t have to.
Come on, stop trying to hit me and hit me.
This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.
This is the construct. It’s our loading program. We can load anything from clothing to equipment, weapons, training simulations, anything we need.
Stop trying to hit me and hit me!
I know what you’re thinking, ’cause right now I’m thinking the same thing. Actually, I’ve been thinking it ever since I got here: Why oh why didn’t I take the blue pill?
Don’t worry about it. As soon as you step outside that door, you’ll start feeling better. You’ll remember you don’t believe in any of this fate crap. You’re in control of your own life, remember?
What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt it your entire life, that there’s something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.
There’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
I’m going to show them a world without you. A world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries. A world where anything is possible.
The Matrix cannot tell you who you are.
Denial is the most predictable of all human responses.
The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you’re inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we’re trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system, and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.
I can only show you the door. You’re the one who has to walk through it.
It means buckle your seatbelt, Dorothy, because Kansas is going bye-bye.
Neo, sooner or later you’re going to realize, just as I did, that there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.