carpe diem
"Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary"... 4 results for carpe diem (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=carpe%20diem) [on December 28th 2006]: 1) Latin. seize the day; enjoy the present, as opposed to placing all hope in the future. 2) interj. Used as an admonition to seize the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future. 3) Enjoy the present and don't worry about the future, as in It's a beautiful day, so forget tomorrow's test. carpe diem! Latin for "seize the day," an aphorism found in the Roman writer Horace's Odes, this phrase has been used in English since the early 1800s. 4) Latin for “Seize the day”: take full advantage of present opportunities. This sentiment is found not only in classical literature but in much of English literature as well (see “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may” and “Had we but world enough, and time, / This coyness, Lady, were no crime.”) (Extracted from http://themiget.wordp...