Dead Poets Society Quotes to Make You Think Differently

Gain a new perspective on life through these Dead Poets Society quotes.

1. “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 filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.” – Dead Poets Society

2. “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.” – Dead Poets Society

3. “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.” – Dead Poets Society

4. “Carpe, carpe. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” – Dead Poets Society

5. “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Dead Poets Society

6. “Boys, you must strive to find your own 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!” – Dead Poets Society

7. “Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die.” – Dead Poets Society

8. “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?” – Dead Poets Society

9. “There’s a time for daring and there’s a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.” – Dead Poets Society

10. “I always thought education was learning to think for yourself.” – Dead Poets Society

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