Dead Poets Society

He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.

"They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But 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, make your lives extraordinary."

    --  John Keating
 

"Why do we need language?"
"To communicate..."
"Nooo! To woo women!"

    --  John Keating and Neil
 

"I was the equivalent of a 98lb weakling! I would go to the beach and people would kick copies of Byron in my face!"

    --  John Keating
 

"I SOUND MY BARBARIC YAWP OVER THE ROOFTOPS OF THE WORLD."

    --  John Keating
 

"Oh captain, my captain."

    --  Todd Anderson

"Mr. Meeks, learn to inherit the earth."

    --  John Keating
 

"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."

    --  John Keating
 

"Thank you, boys. Thank you."

    --  John Keating