Cameron Vale: You called me a scanner. What is that?
Paul Ruth: Freak of nature, born with a certain form of ESP; derangement of the synapses which we call telepathy.
Paul Ruth: Freak of nature, born with a certain form of ESP; derangement of the synapses which we call telepathy.
— Scanners
I don't think you meant to ask about my powers.
-<DIDN'T YOU MEAN TO ASK ABOUT FLOWERS?>-
-<DIDN'T YOU MEAN TO ASK ABOUT FLOWERS?>-
"MIND TAKING, BABY! ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!"
— Mentok, The Mind Taker, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
"Also? I can kill you with my brain."
— River Tam, Firefly
"I reach into the depths of my soul and I draw forth your doom. By the power given unto me by the Emperor, I shall blast your body to ashes and sear your soul to nothing."
— Ezekiel, Chief Librarian of the Dark Angels, Warhammer 40,000
"What I care about is the Way, which goes beyond skill. When I first began cutting up oxen, all I could see was the ox itself. After three years I no longer saw the whole ox. And now — now I go at it by spirit and don't look with my eyes. Perception and understanding have come to a stop and spirit moves where it wants. I go along with the natural makeup, strike in the big hollows, guide the knife through the big openings, and following things as they are. So I never touch the smallest ligament or tendon, much less a main joint.
A good cook changes his knife once a year — because he cuts. A mediocre cook changes his knife once a month — because he hacks. I've had this knife of mine for nineteen years and I've cut up thousands of oxen with it, and yet the blade is as good as though it had just come from the grindstone."
A good cook changes his knife once a year — because he cuts. A mediocre cook changes his knife once a month — because he hacks. I've had this knife of mine for nineteen years and I've cut up thousands of oxen with it, and yet the blade is as good as though it had just come from the grindstone."
— Cook Ting, Chuang Tzu: The Basic Writings
Could anyone among us have an inkling or a clue
What magic feats of wizardry and voodoo you can do?
And who would ever guess
What powers you possess?
And who would have the sense to change his views?
And start to mind his ESP's and Q's?
For who would ever dream of hearing phones before they ring?
Or ordering the earth to send you up a little spring?
Or finding you've been crowned
The Queen of Lost and Found?
And who would not be stunned to see you prove
There's more to us than surgeons can remove?
What magic feats of wizardry and voodoo you can do?
And who would ever guess
What powers you possess?
And who would have the sense to change his views?
And start to mind his ESP's and Q's?
For who would ever dream of hearing phones before they ring?
Or ordering the earth to send you up a little spring?
Or finding you've been crowned
The Queen of Lost and Found?
And who would not be stunned to see you prove
There's more to us than surgeons can remove?
— On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, verse of title song
Stephen: There's just something I've always been wondering — how does being a vegan give you psychic powers?
Todd: Well, you know how people only use ten percent of their brains? That's because the other ninety percent is made up of curds and whey.
Scott: What?
Envy: Basically, being a vegan just makes you better than other people.
Todd: Well, you know how people only use ten percent of their brains? That's because the other ninety percent is made up of curds and whey.
Scott: What?
Envy: Basically, being a vegan just makes you better than other people.
I will take your thoughts away
And I'll ignite your fear today
Well, I can take you far away
With my mind
With my mind
And I'll ignite your fear today
Well, I can take you far away
With my mind
With my mind
— Cold, "With My Mind"
He told him about telepaths who could speak to each other across the world without a telephone, with their minds alone; about precognition, the ability to pierce the future and tell of events yet to happen; about telekinesis and psychokinesis, and men who could move solid objects with their will alone and without resorting to simple physical strength. He spoke about "farseeing," and about a man he knew who could tell you what was happening anywhere in the world at this precise moment of time; about psychic healing and a "doctor" who could conjure the supreme power of Life into his naked hands, banishing diseases without the benefit of any form of conventional treatment; about the entire range of ESPers under his command, and how there was a place there, too, for Harry.
"And didn't you also invent Psionics?" asked Buster. "The advanced science of the mind that would enable us to cure the aliments of humanity, read each other's thoughts, see past and future events, and electrocute our classmates through telekinesis?"
"Indeed!" said the acclaimed scientist, preening visibly.
"And didn't that turn out to be a load of codswallop?"
"Indeed!" said the acclaimed scientist, preening visibly.
"And didn't that turn out to be a load of codswallop?"
Patrick Stewart: The character I am, Professor Charles Xavier, if you remember, he can control things with the power of his mind, can make people do things and see things. So I thought, what if you could do that for real? I mean, not in a comic book world, but in the real world.
Andy Millman: Oh, all right.
Patrick: So in my film, I play a man who controls the world with his mind.
Andy: Right. Oh, that's interesting.
Patrick: Yeah. For instance, I'm walking along, and I see this beautiful girl, and I think I'd like to see her naked, and so all her clothes fall off.
Andy: All her clothes fall off?
Patrick: Yes, and she's scrabbling around to get them back on again, but even before she can get her knickers on, I've seen everything. Yeah. I've seen it all.
Andy: Okay. It's a comedy, is it?
Patrick: No.
Andy Millman: Oh, all right.
Patrick: So in my film, I play a man who controls the world with his mind.
Andy: Right. Oh, that's interesting.
Patrick: Yeah. For instance, I'm walking along, and I see this beautiful girl, and I think I'd like to see her naked, and so all her clothes fall off.
Andy: All her clothes fall off?
Patrick: Yes, and she's scrabbling around to get them back on again, but even before she can get her knickers on, I've seen everything. Yeah. I've seen it all.
Andy: Okay. It's a comedy, is it?
Patrick: No.
— Extras
"I had a vision of your arrival! I have had psychic powers since I was a child. I first learned to bend spoons with my mind. I dislike fighting, but if you wish, I will show you my powers!"
— Sabrina, Pokémon Red and Blue
"Mind over matter!"
— Blastermind's Character Catchphrase, Skylanders
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