there is no spoon

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.

there is no spoon

1. 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