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    Game Startup and Bottom Rank Game Over Quotes 
"One should be able to control and manipulate experiences with an informed and intelligent mind."
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
"The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
"To expect defeat is nine tenths of defeat itself."
"Every advantage has its disadvantage."
"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it."
"Instead of seeking new landscapes, develop new eyes."
"Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free."
"In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself."
"There are two kinds of light — the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures."
"Soldiers are dreamers; when the gunfire begins they think of firelit homes, clean beds, and loved ones."
"The separation of psychology from the premises of biology is purely artificial, because the human psyche lives in indissoluble union with the body."
"Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time."
"Their high endeavors are an inward light that makes the path before them always bright."
"Beware the fury of those who are patient."
"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance, and above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained."
"When Receivers speak of divinity, they speak of proximity to truth."
"The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself."
"I will seize fate by the throat; it shall never wholly overcome me."
"Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts."
"To see is to unsee."
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
"I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright."
"The best way to manipulate someone is to make them think they are manipulating you."
"Fate loves the fearless."
"Ignorance deprives people of freedom because they do not know what alternatives there are. It is impossible to choose to do what one has never heard of."
"True consistency, that of the prudent and the wise, is to act in conformity with circumstances, and not to act always the same way under a change of circumstances."
"An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head."
"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities."
"Every disadvantage has its advantage."
"When the mind is thinking, it is talking to itself."
"What is to give light must endure the burning."
"We are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of our own minds."
"One who conquers others is strong; one who conquers oneself is mighty."
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action."
"The vast majority lead lives of quiet desperation, believing their suffering to be unique. You are not alone."
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go."
"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."
"The brain is wider than the sky."
"Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong."
"Introspection is always retrospection."
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
"This thing we call justice, this blind snake that strikes us down in the dark, mindless with fury, keep your hand back from it, pass by in silence."
"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance."
"Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters."
"The more we learn, the less certain we become of anything."
"Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws."
"Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge."
"Hunger, love, pain, and fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct for self-preservation."
"The mind acts like an enemy for those who do not control it."
"You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
"We often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing."
"We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch."
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."
"It is not easy to treat feelings scientifically."
"If you are distressed by anything external, the suffering is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it, and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."
"In a mad world, only the mad are sane."
"The insanity of war, it's like a dust storm. You can be the person caught in it, resisting, holding onto your ideals until it breaks you down, saps your strength, and strips the flesh from your bones.
War has consumed many this way.
You can be that person, or you can be the dust."

    Pause Menu Tips 
"The dead mind is constructed of terminating thoughts."
"The functional mind questions and observes."
"By inserting harmful media into your life, your thoughts can be hijacked."
"Uninterrupted time focused on a task is time spent honing your Mindtech."
"People with high exposure to media show many symptoms."
"Practice basic media safety. Control your information environment."
"You have shown great potential, but the potential is yet to be realized."
"We have sent the message... can you hear it?"
"There is an insidious force moving through your media."
"To progress in Mindtech is to become aware of your own thoughts."
"The unconscious mind is critical in the development of Mindtech."
"The fear is heavy, faceted, and black like obsidian."
"Beyond your world is another, bathed in radiant light."
"Focus attention on the shadow body."
"Humans are unique in their ability to exist so deeply in both Reality A and B."
"The absence of thought is better than malformed thought."
"Your crude world is not the true Reality."
"The physical body is a projection cast by the luminous mind."
"You are on the edge of something much greater."
"Time is not something we have."
"All objects originate from the mind."
"Everything you see in this world is a shadow projected from Reality A."
"Firearms can fire even if the magazine well is empty."
"Receivers never carry concealed firearms without a rigid, molded holster."
"It is not impressive to forgo ear protection when shooting."
"A single gunshot can permanently damage your hearing, especially if you die."
"The immediate action drill (tap, rack, bang) clears most sidearm malfunctions."
"The 'frame' or 'receiver' of a gun is the entire firearm under US law."
"Real unfinished receivers can be completed to create 'ghost guns'."
"The Samsung SGR-A1 is the first automatic sentry turret in active service."
"Most lethal gun accidents involve children."
"Your children know where you keep your guns. Hiding them is not enough."
"Small children are only strong enough to pull triggers with their thumbs."
"Glass can destabilize bullets and modify their trajectory."
"In real life, it is not advisable to jump face-first through plate glass windows."
"If a turret is shooting at you through a wall, duck!"
"What is behind you right now? Check your corners."
"If you shoot down a flying taser drone, it is still a taser drone."
"You can turn off these tips in the 'settings' menu."
"Random tips can make games feel like they have more content."
"These tips are not to be trusted."
"Reading tips about the game you're playing is something you can do."
"There is no normal life that is free of pain."
"Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime's work, but it's worth the effort."
"True listening is about questions and not about answers."
"You can't love someone else unless you love yourself first."
"When you think you're at the end, you're at the beginning of something else."
"The law of comparative advantage proves that everyone has something to give."
"You don't win by dying with the most toys. You win by becoming worthy of trust."
"Our job in life is to help people realize how valuable each of us really is."
"Remember to take all things in moderation (even Receiver training)."
"The Threat is most dangerous when you don't know it's there."
"There are times when explanations, no matter how reasonable, just don't seem to help."
"You cannot fight the Threat if you don't find its foothold in your mind."
"To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way they are."
"The moral high ground does not provide effective cover from small arms fire."
"Anyone who tells you not to ask questions is an agent of the Threat."
"Some real things are more real than others."
"The only thing evil can't stand is forgiveness."
"Do you know who you really are?"
"You gain nothing by making others feel jealous of what you have."
"Sometimes our best isn't good enough, but that's okay."
"We speak with more than our mouths. We listen with more than our ears."
"Nobody knows what you're thinking or feeling unless you share it."
"It can be hardest of all to forgive the people we love."
"There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person."
"Real strength has to do with helping others."
"Hate is drinking poison and expecting your enemy to die."
"Who you are inside is what helps you make and do everything in life."
"Grief comes in waves that never stop, but always pass."
"Physical activity makes it more difficult for the Threat to hold on to you."
"Pride is one of the Threat's strongest weapons. We all need help sometimes."
    Tapes 
"When explorers die of dehydration, their water bottles are usually not empty. They were saving their resources for later, when it got really bad. When the Threat kills people by suicide, it usually turns out that they never asked their family or friends for help. They were saving that for later, when it got really bad. If you are under attack by the Threat, ask for help now. There is no later."

"You are on the edge of something much greater. Under ideal circumstances it is now possible that you could survive the Mindkill. When the Mindkill happens, conditions will not be ideal. Similar to the training with firearms, your mental defenses need to become second nature, moving smoothly and acting with purpose towards your goals rather than stumbling, reactive, and predictable.

Once you have mastered these techniques, it will allow you to achieve the next stage of awareness. The heavy eyelid or your mind's eye flickers. Soon you will awaken."

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