“The master leadsby emptying people's mindsand filling their cores,by weakening their ambitionand toughening their resolve.”
“Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones.”
“Please go, I beg you. I wish to stay as your equal. When I'm with you, my resolve weakens. -Tsukuyo to Gintoki(Gintama)”
“All my life, I've been trying to fill an emptiness inside. But that emptiness...I've built myself around it. Filling it in would be like filling in the empty space within a cathedral.”
“People seem to think that if you keep your head empty you automatically fill your balls.”
“She avoids deep thought like an empty restaurant, not out of stupidity, but a canny resolve to be happy.”