there is no spoon
English
Etymology
From The Matrix (1999), in which a boy appears to be able to bend a spoon with his mind. The boy says: "There is no spoon.", referring to the fact that he and others are actually in a large-scale computer simulation.
Phrase
there is no spoon
- A certain problem or obstacle only exists if one believes in it; therefore, it is possible to overcome it by denying its existence.
- 2003 December 28, Hannes Brunner, “There is no spoon ... ehrm wall :)”, in alt.games.diablo2, Usenet, message-ID <bsmqba$e871i$1@ID-199901.news.uni-berlin.de>:
- [the phrase "there is no spoon" appears in the page title]
- There is no wall. It's all in your mind. Keep trying.
- 2007 March 1, neo, “There is no spoon.”, in alt.support.headaches.migraine, Usenet, message-ID <1172765712.686536.308230@8g2000cwh.googlegroups.com>:
- Let me apply neo therapy.
- There is no spoon(migraine).
- After 20 minutes I am almost normal.
- Was it due to pill or neo therapy, I don't know.
- Should I dare to take just neo therapy next time? Haa haa haa
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