No Game No Life

Photo Courtesy to the Anime "No Game No Life"

An interesting quote from the anime "No Game No Life" (Japanese name: Nōgēmu Nōraifu) episode 4 (Grandmaster). The moment when Sora & Shiro (Blank) were addressing to the people of the kingdom.

My Beloved Citizens, no, my fellow humans, we Emanity live in a world where war is forbidden and yet despite this fact we have managed to loose almost all of our lands to our neighbouring nations, save Elkia our final stronghold. So I ask you now, is it because our last king failed us? because we are lowest ranked of all the races? because we can't use magic? because we are fated to die helpless? not a chance, NO WAY. In the ancient war, the gods, the elves, the warbeasts and all the other races battled against each other and we not only fought amongst them, we lived to survive till this day. Do you ever ask yourself, how was it that this whole continent was once ruled by humans, is it because we are a race that specialised in violence, we can't use magic like the elves, We are not physically strong like the warbeast nor do we have the longevity of the frugal, so then what made us able to conquer this land, we must have been warriors, right? Nah! My brethren we were able to survive and to fight because we are weak. In every era and every place the strong sharpen their fangs while the weak sharpen their intellect. Then why are we in such danger now. It's because the ten pledges have broken the fangs of the strong and they have learned to sharpen their minds just as we had to out of necessity. Now the wisdom, the strategies of we the weak once monopolised, the power to beat all the odds, the strong have gained them all, that's what brought us to this state.

Now answer me this, what makes you bow your heads like that. Did you hear me? why do you bow your heads? You should be proud to be weak. We are the weak just as we have always been. Don't you see, nothing has changed at all. True, the stronger races may imitate our weapons, but they will never master them. Why you ask? because at the heart of our strength lies a fearful anxiety born of our most humiliating weaknesses. This fear has given us the insight to not only to escape from magic but to learn its secrets. It has given us the wisdom of experience because we must predict the future to survive. I say it once more, be proud to be weak. We are the noble weak who have throughout history torn out the throats of those fools who sit idling by and boaster their strength. I hereby declare as Elkia's 205th King and its Queen too that we will rule this kingdom together.

We hereby declare that we will live as the weak, protect our weak brethren and we will use our wisdom to make the strong bow before us. We are as we once were and as we will always be. Hear this my people, you are a part of a long legacy the wisest of the races, the one that can become anything because we came into this world with nothing. Now let's begin this game. You've suffered enough, haven't you? You have endured enough humiliation, right? It all ends now, are you ready Emanity? as of this moment my country Elkia will officially be declaring war on the rest of the world. Let's show them what we are made off. We will take back our land and everything else too.

Fruit Basket Ep 15

An interesting quote from the anime "Fruit Basket" episode 15. When "Momiji Sohma" is talking to "Tohru Honda" about the importance of memories.

But you know there is something I believe... I want to try live my life, carry all of my memories with me. And even if those memories are painful. Even if they do nothing but hurt me. I want to keep them, even those memories I sometimes wish I could forget. As long as I carry them with me, as long as I can keep holding on, then someday... Someday I will be strong enough that those memories don't hurt me anymore. I will be glad that I have them, that's what i believe with all my heart. That's why all my memories are precious to me. I don't think it would be okay to forget a single one.

Below is the audio for the above quote. No claim to the copyrights of the audio track. The courtesy of the audio is to the creators of the anime. CLICK HERE to download the audio track (0.7 Mb). 

Earth Girl Arjuna

The following are the quotes from the Anime "Earth Girl Arjuna" episode 6. These I found interesting and would really like others to read. The following is a conversation between a teacher and his student (More like a question-answer session):

Q: Do you know exactly why factories are set up to function with assembly lines, tell me why?
A: Instead of having one person make a whole product by himself and learning everything, a company can be more efficient if they have each person specialize in only one area of production.

Q: Why is it necessary to become more efficient?
A: To try and make as many things as possible in the shortest amount of time.

Q: Why?
A: To make more money and that's good for people who buy stuff because they don't wait for as long as what they want.

Q: Why is a chicken stuck in a little cage and fed the same food day in and day out?
A: Don't know.

Q: If you look in a grocery store, they only have perfectly straight cucumbers and perfectly red tomatoes and vegetables that are all the same size, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier to transport.

Q: Supermarkets throw away tons of expired pre-package food and bento boxes, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier to check inventory.

Q: A child is doing his best to do up a button on his shirt by himself but the parent gets impatient and tells him to put on a T-shirt instead, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier for the parent.

Q: You can buy classic novels at a used book store for a few bucks but the people use the internet, why?
A: Because it is easier to find answers.

Q: Even if a student can't keep up in class the teacher has to barrel through the material according to the curriculum, Why?
A: Because it is easier on the teacher.

Q: Even though every customer who walks into a fast food restaurant is different the staff will deal with the customer according to the manual, Why is that?
A: Because then you know what to expect and its easier.

Q: A student chooses not to think for herself but always asks the teacher to give the answers, Why?
A: Because then it is easier for the student.

Q: When you could arrange to meet and speak directly to someone, you still choose to use your cellphone instead, Why?
A: Because it is easier not to meet in person.

Q: People rely on mass media propaganda machines to inform them about the world, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier to read the paper than do your own investigating.

Q: Most schools shove children into same age groups and cram the same curriculum into their brains over and over, Why?
A: Because it is easier on the teacher that way.

Q: You answer all the questions I ask with the same response, Why is that?
A: Because it is easier to answer them that way.

There was another quote which was mentioned in the anime which sounded really interesting. This was quoted by a father in response to his daughter's question, whether he was content with his life after having divorced the girl's mother. His answer was:
I realized too late that making life easy and making life happy are two different things.

Below is the Audio for the quotes. You can CLICK HERE to download the audio (2.8 Mb). I do not own the audio and all copyrights of the audio belong to the creators of the anime.