Thomas Carlyle

satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher (1795 – 1881)

Ein guter, edler Mensch, der mit uns gelebt,
kann uns nicht genommen werden,
er lässt eine leuchtende Spur zurück
gleich jenen erloschenen Sternen,
deren Bild noch nach Jahrhunderten
die Erdbewohner sehen.

Wolfgang Güllich

is widely considered to be one of the best sport climbers in history (1960 - 1992)

Man geht nicht nach dem Klettern zum Kaffeetrinken, Kaffeetrinken ist integraler Bestandteil des Kletterns.

Jim Rohn

American entrepreneur, author

Poor people have big TV. Rich people have big library.

Unknown

unbeatable argumentation

Penguins mate for life. That doesn't surprise me much because they all look alike. It's not like they're going to meet a really new, great looking penguin someday.

Graffiti an Hauswänden in New York

Ein Mensch hinterlässt immer Spuren. Es ist auch kein Mensch ohne Schatten …

Man vergisst, was man nicht vergessen will, und denkt an das, was man lieber vergessen hätte …

Richard Branson

English business magnate

Screw it, Let’s do it!

Marie-Jose Vallencot

Alpinist

Man glaubt, einen Mensch in der Ebene zu kennen und nach drei Wochen im Gebirge stellt man fest, dass alles ganz anders ist.

Albert Einstein

physicist (1879 - 1955)

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Anne Clark

English poet and songwriter

Disobey. Defy. Take your own time. Fly.

Douglas Adams

writer and dramatist (1952 - 2001)

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

Leonardo da Vinci

painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer whose genius, perhaps more (1452 - 1519)

Simplicity is the
ultimate sophistication.