Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.

Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered for they are gone forever.

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human freedom.

The great virtue of parents is a great dowry.

It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things money can't buy.

Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)

When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.

Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.

When we’ve decided to tell the truth in a story, we should tell good, strong versions of it, proper versions that kids can do something with.

To create a character who really interests you, try combining aspects of your favourite fictional character with a real person.

Literature doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is money and getting your teeth fixed!

I love skiing, I love the sun, I love my children, I love my grandchildren, I love my family and friends... and whatever I haven't done.

I like to try new things because I get bored so easily.

It is ridiculous that I have so many shoes I don't wear. I worry that they're sitting there, being sad.

Can't stop the signal

I'd rather have a Pawn than a finger

Of course Germany's media are heavily influenced by the country on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Send danger from the east unto the west, so honor cross it from the north to south.