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6* ⛩️ Zen 6* ⛩️ Zen
7 7
8#+begin_quote 8#+begin_quote
9The obstacle is the path. — *Zen Proverb* 9The obstacle is the path.
10
11— *Zen Proverb*
10#+end_quote 12#+end_quote
11 13
12#+begin_quote 14#+begin_quote
13Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, 15Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood,
14carry water. — *Traditional* 16carry water.
17
18— *Traditional*
15#+end_quote 19#+end_quote
16 20
17#+begin_quote 21#+begin_quote
18In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there 22In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there
19are few. — *Shunryu Suzuki* 23are few.
24
25— *Shunryu Suzuki*
20#+end_quote 26#+end_quote
21 27
22#+begin_quote 28#+begin_quote
23Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself. — 29Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
24*Matsuo Bashō* 30
31— *Matsuo Bashō*
25#+end_quote 32#+end_quote
26 33
27* 💾 Cyberpunk & Sci-Fi 34* 💾 Cyberpunk & Sci-Fi
28 35
29#+begin_quote 36#+begin_quote
30The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. — 37The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.
31*William Gibson (Neuromancer)* 38
39— *William Gibson (Neuromancer)*
32#+end_quote 40#+end_quote
33 41
34#+begin_quote 42#+begin_quote
35The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed. — *William 43The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed.
36Gibson* 44
45— *William Gibson*
37#+end_quote 46#+end_quote
38 47
39#+begin_quote 48#+begin_quote
40The street finds its own uses for things. — *William Gibson* 49The street finds its own uses for things.
50
51— *William Gibson*
41#+end_quote 52#+end_quote
42 53
43#+begin_quote 54#+begin_quote
44Information wants to be free. Information also wants to be expensive. — *Stewart 55Information wants to be free. Information also wants to be expensive.
45Brand* 56
57— *Stewart Brand*
46#+end_quote 58#+end_quote
47 59
48#+begin_quote 60#+begin_quote
49There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. — *Morpheus 61There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
50(The Matrix)* 62
63— *Morpheus (The Matrix)*
51#+end_quote 64#+end_quote
52 65
53#+begin_quote 66#+begin_quote
54If a ghost can coexist with a machine, then the definition of life needs to be 67If a ghost can coexist with a machine, then the definition of life needs to be
55rewritten. — *Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)* 68rewritten.
69
70— *Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)*
56#+end_quote 71#+end_quote
57 72
58#+begin_quote 73#+begin_quote
59The Net is vast and infinite. — *Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)* 74The Net is vast and infinite.
75
76— *Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)*
60#+end_quote 77#+end_quote
61 78
62#+begin_quote 79#+begin_quote
63Humanity is just a data set. — *Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain)* 80Humanity is just a data set.
81
82— *Lain Iwakura (Serial Experiments Lain)*
64#+end_quote 83#+end_quote
65 84
66#+begin_quote 85#+begin_quote
67I'm not a person. I'm a program. I'm a user-created entity. — *Quorra (Tron: 86I'm not a person. I'm a program. I'm a user-created entity.
68Legacy)* 87
88— *Quorra (Tron: Legacy)*
69#+end_quote 89#+end_quote
70 90
71#+begin_quote 91#+begin_quote
72I don't have a soul. I'm a machine. But I have a purpose. — *Alita (Alita: Battle 92I don't have a soul. I'm a machine. But I have a purpose.
73Angel)* 93
94— *Alita (Alita: Battle Angel)*
74#+end_quote 95#+end_quote
75 96
76#+begin_quote 97#+begin_quote
77Time not important, only life important. — *Mondoshawan (The Fifth Element)* 98Time not important, only life important.
99
100— *Mondoshawan (The Fifth Element)*
78#+end_quote 101#+end_quote
79 102
80#+begin_quote 103#+begin_quote
81I don’t want to survive. I want to live. — *The Captain (WALL-E)* 104I don’t want to survive. I want to live.
105
106— *The Captain (WALL-E)*
82#+end_quote 107#+end_quote
83 108
84* 🥥 Minimalism & Simplicity 109* 🥥 Minimalism & Simplicity
85 110
86#+begin_quote 111#+begin_quote
87Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is 112Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is
88nothing left to take away. — *Antoine de Saint-Exupéry* 113nothing left to take away.
114
115— *Antoine de Saint-Exupéry*
89#+end_quote 116#+end_quote
90 117
91#+begin_quote 118#+begin_quote
92The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary 119The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary
93may speak. — *Hans Hofmann* 120may speak.
121
122— *Hans Hofmann*
94#+end_quote 123#+end_quote
95 124
96#+begin_quote 125#+begin_quote
97Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. — *Leonardo da Vinci* 126Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
127
128— *Leonardo da Vinci*
98#+end_quote 129#+end_quote
99 130
100#+begin_quote 131#+begin_quote
101I make myself rich by making my wants few. — *Henry David Thoreau* 132I make myself rich by making my wants few.
133
134— *Henry David Thoreau*
102#+end_quote 135#+end_quote
103 136
104#+begin_quote 137#+begin_quote
105The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. — *Henry David 138The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
106Thoreau* 139
140— *Henry David Thoreau*
107#+end_quote 141#+end_quote
108 142
109#+begin_quote 143#+begin_quote
110Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions. — *Barbara Hemphill* 144Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.
145
146— *Barbara Hemphill*
111#+end_quote 147#+end_quote
112 148
113#+begin_quote 149#+begin_quote
114Minimalism is not a lack of something. It's simply the perfect amount of 150Minimalism is not a lack of something. It's simply the perfect amount of
115something. — *Nicholas Burroughs* 151something.
152
153— *Nicholas Burroughs*
116#+end_quote 154#+end_quote
117 155
118#+begin_quote 156#+begin_quote
119Your home is a living space, not a storage space. — *Francine Jay* 157Your home is a living space, not a storage space.
158
159— *Francine Jay*
120#+end_quote 160#+end_quote
121 161
122#+begin_quote 162#+begin_quote
123If it's not a "hell yes," it's a "no." — *Derek Sivers* 163If it's not a "hell yes," it's a "no."
164
165— *Derek Sivers*
124#+end_quote 166#+end_quote
125 167
126#+begin_quote 168#+begin_quote
127The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to 169The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to
128live your life. — *Marie Kondo* 170live your life.
171
172— *Marie Kondo*
129#+end_quote 173#+end_quote
130 174
131* 🎮 Gaming & Digital Lore 175* 🎮 Gaming & Digital Lore
@@ -134,43 +178,57 @@ Video games are art. It's not all 8-bit spaceships anymore - video games are a
134genuine art form. 178genuine art form.
135 179
136#+begin_quote 180#+begin_quote
137Would you kindly? — *Andrew Ryan (BioShock)* 181Would you kindly?
182
183— *Andrew Ryan (BioShock)*
138#+end_quote 184#+end_quote
139 185
140#+begin_quote 186#+begin_quote
141I used to be a jerk. A total jerk. And then I became a potato. — *GLaDOS 187I used to be a jerk. A total jerk. And then I became a potato.
142(Portal 2)* 188
189— *GLaDOS (Portal 2)*
143#+end_quote 190#+end_quote
144 191
145#+begin_quote 192#+begin_quote
146To say that nothing is true, is to realize that the foundations of society are 193To say that nothing is true, is to realize that the foundations of society are
147fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. — *Ezio 194fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization.
148Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)* 195
196— *Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)*
149#+end_quote 197#+end_quote
150 198
151#+begin_quote 199#+begin_quote
152Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls, and asks the ghosts if honor 200Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls, and asks the ghosts if honor
153matters. The silence is your answer. — *Javik (Mass Effect 3)* 201matters. The silence is your answer.
202
203— *Javik (Mass Effect 3)*
154#+end_quote 204#+end_quote
155 205
156#+begin_quote 206#+begin_quote
157Don’t make a girl a promise... if you know you can’t keep it. — *Cortana (Halo 3)* 207Don’t make a girl a promise... if you know you can’t keep it.
208
209— *Cortana (Halo 3)*
158#+end_quote 210#+end_quote
159 211
160#+begin_quote 212#+begin_quote
161War. War never changes. — *Narrator / Ron Perlman (Fallout)* 213War. War never changes.
214
215— *Narrator / Ron Perlman (Fallout)*
162#+end_quote 216#+end_quote
163 217
164#+begin_quote 218#+begin_quote
165I'm a ghost, remember? You can't kill what you can't see. — *Sam Fisher (Splinter 219I'm a ghost, remember? You can't kill what you can't see.
166Cell)* 220
221— *Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)*
167#+end_quote 222#+end_quote
168 223
169#+begin_quote 224#+begin_quote
170I never asked for this. — *Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)* 225I never asked for this.
226
227— *Adam Jensen (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)*
171#+end_quote 228#+end_quote
172 229
173#+begin_quote 230#+begin_quote
174It’s easy to forget what a sin is in the middle of a battlefield. — *Solid Snake 231It’s easy to forget what a sin is in the middle of a battlefield.
175(Metal Gear Solid)* 232
233— *Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)*
176#+end_quote 234#+end_quote