Wenn ein'n man jümmers bloß die Wohrheit vertellt, denn is dat de Tid nich wert, dat je em tohört
And he's gone.
Nationalität.
I feel German. When I turn off a light I don't need or when I (temporarily) sort my trash.
Turn it up.
This is like turning down the volume on your radio so as not to hear the bad news. You will not hear much good news either.
This is like censoring the news: you hear things loud and clear, but they may not be so interesting.
I like the one I have.
I do not like the concept of (continuously) "getting a life".
It implies that the thing you are spending most of your effort (e.g. time) on is not what you actually want/like/prefer/... .
Keep the idea, leave the paper.
I like to keep memories, not things.