Carpe diem its allure. This is not the original sense of the phrase as used by Horace. In modern English, the expression "YOLO", meaning "you only live once", expresses a similar sentiment. In the 1989 American film "Dead Poets Society", the English teacher John Keating, played by Robin Williams, famously says: "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." Later, this line was voted as the 95th greatest movie quote by the American Film Institute. The television series "Community" later satirized the film with the recurring character of Professor Whitman, a comedically eccentric version of Williams' character who uses "Carpe
Carl Diem official who would play a major role in the controversy over the 1936 Olympics (and in Olympic history for decades to come). Carl Diem became the secretary of the all-German sports organization (DRL), the forerunner of the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen (NSRL), the Sports Organ of the Third Reich. In April 1931, again largely due to the reputation and lobbying efforts of Diem and Lewald, Berlin was selected to host the 1936 summer games; Diem was named Secretary General of the Organizing Committee. He attended the 1932 games in Los Angeles, carefully observing the host city's preparations and facilities, committed