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Nothing is difficult for those who have the will. Williams
It’s not the Bible, you’re not gonna go to Hell for this.
The powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.
‘Cause I love teaching. I don’t wanna be anywhere else. – John Keating
Go on, rip out the entire page. You heard me; rip it out. Rip it out!
Dead Poets Society Quotes
No, I’ve been calm all my life! If I don’t do something, it’s gonna kill me!- Tom Schulman
Carpe, carpe. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. – Dead Poets Society
Excrement. That’s what I think of Mr. J. Evans Pritchard. We’re not laying pipe; we’re talking about poetry.
A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason boys – to woo women – and in that endeavor, laziness will not do. — Robin Williams74
Throughout history, books have been banned for the ideas contained in their pages. Indeed, in the hands of an intelligent person, a good book becomes a sharp tool.
No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. – Dead Poets Society
When you read, don’t just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think.- Tom Schulman
I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.
When you are dead, you don’t even know that you are dead. It’s only pain for others. Same thing when you are stupid. — Bill Nye43
I mean, how can you describe poetry like American Bandstand? ‘I like Byron, I give him a 42, but I can’t dance to it.
If you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? – Carpe – hear it? – Carpe, Carpe Diem, seize the day boys, and make your lives extraordinary. ― N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society
There’s a time for daring and there’s a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for. ROBIN WILLIAMS – John Keating
A phone call from God. If it had been collecting, that would have been daring!
I know. A lot of you looked forward to this about as much as you looked forward to root canal work. We’re gonna talk about Shakespeare as someone who writes something very interesting. – John Keating
Boys, you must strive to find your voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, ‘Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.’ Don’t be resigned to that. Break out! – John Keating
Many people look forward to a moment of inspiration. However, there’s not any such thing when it comes to creative activities. Inspiration tends to arrive when you’re in the middle of doing something else.
The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who sp The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. — George Orwell58
O me! O life!… of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless… of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life? — Walt Whitman18
Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams, and I’ll show you a happy man. – Mr. George McAllister
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. ― N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society
Welton Academy, hello. Yes, he is. Just a moment. Mr. Nolan, it’s for you. It’s God. He says we should have girls at Welton.
A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink. — Sayings37
These words come from an epic scene that’s also been parodied in different movies and series.
So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys – to woo women – and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays. – Dead Poets Society
Mr. Anderson thinks that everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. Isn’t that right, Todd? And that’s your worst fear.- Tom Schulman
But poetry, romance, love, beauty? These are what we stay alive for! ― N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society
Now we all have a great need for acceptance, but you must trust that your beliefs are unique, your own, even though others may think them odd or unpopular.
The question, O me! so sad, recurring – What good amid these, O me, O life? That you are here – that life exists and identity, that the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. — Walt Whitman18
We were romantics. We didn’t just read poetry; we let it drip from our tongues like honey. Spirits soared, women swooned, and gods were created, gentlemen. Not a bad way to spend an evening, eh? – John Keating
Carpe diem, seize the day guys, and make your lives extraordinary.
O Captain, my Captain. Who knows where that comes from? Anybody? Not a clue? It’s from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now, in this class, you can either call me Mr. Keating or, if you’re slightly more daring, O Captain, my Captain.
We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is full of passion. ― N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society
John Keating: Language was developed for one endeavor, and that is… Mr. Anderson? Come on, are you a man or an amoeba?
But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. — Robin Williams17
How do we, like Walt, permit our true natures to speak? How do we strip ourselves of prejudices, habits, and influences? The answer, my dear lads, is that we must constantly endeavor to find a new point of view. – John Keating
Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try. – Dead Poets Society
Carpe Diem, Keating whispered loudly. Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary. ― N.H. Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society
I brought them up here to illustrate the point of conformity: the difficulty in maintaining your own beliefs in the face of others.
You must trust that your beliefs are unique, your own, even though others may think them odd or unpopular….
Savor language and words because no matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas have the power to change the world.
Sucking the marrow out of life doesn’t mean choking on the bone. ― Tom Schulman, Dead Poets Society
All the good ones go for jerks. You know that.
Don’t look for society to permit you to be yourself. — Steve Maraboli34
For the first time in my whole life, I know what I wanna do! And for the first time, I’m gonna do it! Whether my father wants me to or not! Carpe diem! – Neil Perry
This is a battle, boys. War! You are souls at a critical juncture. Either you will succumb to the will of academic hoi polloi, and the fruit will die on the vine— or you will triumph as individuals.
And medicine, law, business, and engineering, are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love: these are what we stay alive for.― Tom Schulman, Dead Poets Society
Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die. — Robin Williams12
I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world! – Neil Perry
The college will probably destroy your love for poetry. Hours of boring analysis, dissection, and criticism will see to that. College will also expose you to all manner of literature – much of it transcendent works of magic that you must devour; some of it utter dreck that you must avoid like the plague.
I stand at my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things differently. ― Tom Schulman, Dead Poets Society
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