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"Dead Poets Society" quotes

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Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression.

Director: Peter Weir
Writer: Tom Schulman
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama
Year: 1989
MetaScore: 79/100
ImdbRating: 8.1
BoxOffice: $95,860,116
Released: 09 Jun 1989
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 19 nominations total

127 video clips

Knox OverstreetChris NoelRichard CameronTodd AndersonJohn KeatingMcallisterNeil PerryCharlie DaltonMr. NolanMrs. DanburryHopkinsSteven MeeksMr. PerryMrs. PerryGerard PittsDr. HagarGloriaChet Danburry
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Just give me one chance - Dead Poets Society 01:28 Just give me one chance Oh captain - Dead Poets Society 00:11 Oh captain You can't save Keating - Dead Poets Society 00:17 You can't save Keating Business as usual huh - Dead Poets Society 00:21 Business as usual huh Show me the heart Unfettered by foolish dreams - Dead Poets Society 00:19 Show me the heart Unfettered by foolish dreams Sure there's a time for daring and there's a time for caution - Dead Poets Society 00:08 Sure there's a time for daring and there's a time... We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race - Dead Poets Society 00:36 We read and write poetry because we are members of the human... I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately - Dead Poets Society 00:16 I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately Boys you must strive to find your own voice - Dead Poets Society 00:17 Boys you must strive to find your own voice Do you hear me Sit down - Dead Poets Society 00:36 Do you hear me Sit down No matter what anybody tells you words and ideas can change the world - Dead Poets Society 00:08 No matter what anybody tells you words and ideas can change... There close your eyes Close your eyes close them - Dead Poets Society 00:36 There close your eyes Close your eyes close them They're not that different from you are they - Dead Poets Society 00:33 They're not that different from you are they Hey Hey - Dead Poets Society 00:34 Hey Hey Sucking the marrow out of life doesn't mean choking on the bone - Dead Poets Society 00:06 Sucking the marrow out of life doesn't mean choking on... It's not the Bible You're not gonna go to hell for this - Dead Poets Society 00:05 It's not the Bible You're not gonna go to hell for... Why do I stand up here Anybody - Dead Poets Society 00:15 Why do I stand up here Anybody So what are you gonna do - Dead Poets Society 00:10 So what are you gonna do Now we all have a great need for acceptance - Dead Poets Society 00:22 Now we all have a great need for acceptance This is a battle a war - Dead Poets Society 00:07 This is a battle a war For the first time in my whole life I know what I want to do - Dead Poets Society 00:11 For the first time in my whole life I know what I want to do Exercising the right not to walk - Dead Poets Society 00:04 Exercising the right not to walk Phone call from God - Dead Poets Society 00:08 Phone call from God O Captain my Captain - Dead Poets Society 00:28 O Captain my Captain Welton Academy hello - Dead Poets Society 00:13 Welton Academy hello I sound - Dead Poets Society 00:21 I sound I can't talk to him this way Then you're acting for him too - Dead Poets Society 00:35 I can't talk to him this way Then you're acting... Gentlemen what are the four pillars - Dead Poets Society 00:10 Gentlemen what are the four pillars The cat sat on the mat - Dead Poets Society 00:17 The cat sat on the mat We're not laughing at you we're laughing near you - Dead Poets Society 00:04 We're not laughing at you we're laughing near you Free thinkers at 17 - Dead Poets Society 00:04 Free thinkers at 17 I'll try anything once Except sex - Dead Poets Society 00:04 I'll try anything once Except sex Mr Meeks time to inherit the earth - Dead Poets Society 00:04 Mr Meeks time to inherit the earth I thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself - Dead Poets Society 00:07 I thought the idea of education was to learn to think for... Carpe diem that's seize the day - Dead Poets Society 00:15 Carpe diem that's seize the day Excrement - Dead Poets Society 00:19 Excrement I was good - Dead Poets Society 00:07 I was good The point Charlie - Dead Poets Society 00:19 The point Charlie Mr Anderson - Dead Poets Society 00:09 Mr Anderson If I don't ask him at least I won't be disobeying him - Dead Poets Society 00:04 If I don't ask him at least I won't be disobeying... Now language was developed for one endeavor and that is - Dead Poets Society 00:21 Now language was developed for one endeavor and that is And a wise man understands which is called for - Dead Poets Society 00:25 And a wise man understands which is called for Don't just walk off the edge like lemmings look around you - Dead Poets Society 00:05 Don't just walk off the edge like lemmings look around... I was the intellectual equivalent of a 98 pound weakling - Dead Poets Society 00:09 I was the intellectual equivalent of a 98 pound weakling Too bad It's worse than too bad Pitts it's a tragedy - Dead Poets Society 00:11 Too bad It's worse than too bad Pitts it's a... That wouldn't be a radio in your lap would it Mr Pitts - Dead Poets Society 00:09 That wouldn't be a radio in your lap would it Mr Pitts Mr Pitts will you open your hymnal to page 542 - Dead Poets Society 00:19 Mr Pitts will you open your hymnal to page 542 Come on Knox It'll help you get Chris - Dead Poets Society 00:14 Come on Knox It'll help you get Chris The point is that there's nothing you can do about it - Dead Poets Society 00:19 The point is that there's nothing you can do about it Business as usual huh - Dead Poets Society 00:07 Business as usual huh Mr Keating they made everybody sign it Quiet - Dead Poets Society 00:17 Mr Keating they made everybody sign it Quiet What does that mean You're in the club - Dead Poets Society 00:09 What does that mean You're in the club Don't you guys miss having girls around here - Dead Poets Society 00:06 Don't you guys miss having girls around here Me and Pitts are working on a hi fi system - Dead Poets Society 00:16 Me and Pitts are working on a hi fi system Keating said that everybody took turns reading - Dead Poets Society 00:20 Keating said that everybody took turns reading Then you wouldn't be here warning me about Chet - Dead Poets Society 00:36 Then you wouldn't be here warning me about Chet So you want me out No I want you in - Dead Poets Society 00:08 So you want me out No I want you in She's pretty She's also in London - Dead Poets Society 00:16 She's pretty She's also in London Gentlemen what are the four pillars - Dead Poets Society 00:13 Gentlemen what are the four pillars Next time I see you you die - Dead Poets Society 00:04 Next time I see you you die What's going on guys - Dead Poets Society 00:38 What's going on guys Come on Charlie let it fill your soul - Dead Poets Society 00:09 Come on Charlie let it fill your soul I love the clarinet I hated it - Dead Poets Society 00:14 I love the clarinet I hated it Laughing crying tumbling mumbling - Dead Poets Society 00:20 Laughing crying tumbling mumbling How was your summer Slick Keen - Dead Poets Society 00:12 How was your summer Slick Keen I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the difference - Dead Poets Society 00:10 I took the one less travelled by and that has made all the... She's practically engaged - Dead Poets Society 00:15 She's practically engaged After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. - Dead Poets Society 00:18 After I remove the ice pack, I use a deep pore cleanser loti... Burning the midnight oil, Mr. Smith? - Dead Poets Society 00:07 Burning the midnight oil, Mr. Smith? Can we go now? - Dead Poets Society 00:06 Can we go now? Christie. Christie. - Dead Poets Society 00:19 Christie. Christie. Christie, look at the camera. - Dead Poets Society 00:06 Christie, look at the camera. Don't come back. - Dead Poets Society 00:08 Don't come back. Dorsia. - Dead Poets Society 00:12 Dorsia. Drop the weapon! Drop it now! - Dead Poets Society 00:06 Drop the weapon! Drop it now! Feathered friends for 600. - Dead Poets Society 00:09 Feathered friends for 600. Good morning. - Dead Poets Society 00:07 Good morning. Hello. - Dead Poets Society 00:08 Hello. Hi. This is Paul. - Dead Poets Society 00:11 Hi. This is Paul. I have all the characteristics of a human being... - Dead Poets Society 00:32 I have all the characteristics of a human being... I haven't seen you around here. You just haven't been lookin'. - Dead Poets Society 00:28 I haven't seen you around here. You just haven't b... I live in the American Gardens building... - Dead Poets Society 00:28 I live in the American Gardens building... I'd like a girl. Early 20s. - Dead Poets Society 00:26 I'd like a girl. Early 20s. Listen, what about dinner? - Dead Poets Society 00:15 Listen, what about dinner? Look at that subtle off-white coloring. - Dead Poets Society 00:19 Look at that subtle off-white coloring. Look at the camera. - Dead Poets Society 00:07 Look at the camera. Mm-hmm? - Dead Poets Society 00:20 Mm-hmm? No. From behind. Get on your knees. - Dead Poets Society 00:08 No. From behind. Get on your knees. Not the face! - Dead Poets Society 00:08 Not the face!
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Cast

John Keating - Robin Williams
Neil Perry - Robert Sean Leonard
Todd Anderson - Ethan Hawke
Knox Overstreet - Josh Charles
Charlie Dalton - Gale Hansen
All Cast