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  1. Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman. The film, starring Robin Williams, is set in 1959 at the fictional elite boarding school, Welton Academy, [4] and tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.

  2. Jun 9, 1989 · A 1989 movie about a maverick teacher who inspires his students to seize the day and embrace poetry at a prestigious boarding school. The movie features the famous line "carpe diem" and won an Oscar for best actor in a leading role.

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    • Comedy, Drama
    • Peter Weir
    • 1989-06-09
    • "I Love Teaching. I Don’t Want To Be Anywhere Else." John Keating To Neil Perry. When Neil Perry asks John Keating why he chooses to stay in school instead of going to London to be with his wife, John says he loves teaching so much he’d rather be alone than not live his dreams.
    • "I Always Thought The Idea Of Education Was To Learn To Think For Yourself." John Keating To Mr. Nolan. The whole basis of Dead Poets Society is encapsulated in this single quote.
    • "I Brought Them Up Here To Illustrate The Point Of Conformity." John Keating To His Students. "... the difficulty in maintaining your own beliefs in the face of others.
    • "But Only In Their Dreams Can Men Be Truly Free." John Keating To Another Teacher. "T’was always thus, and always thus will be." John Keating answers this to one of his colleagues at Welton when he was questioned about his different way of teaching.
  3. Apr 10, 2014 · 14K. 1.2M views 10 years ago. Mr Keating makes his students leave their classroom for his first class with them, and so tells them that they should "seize the day" - live life, before you...

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    • Say It Like You Mean It
  4. The students at Welton Academy have been trained for generations to lead lives of conformity and tradition--until charismatic new professor John Keating sets foot in the institution, motivating them to think for themselves, live life to the fullest, and "Carpe Diem".

  5. Aug 12, 2014 · Inspired by Robin Williams' tragic death, this article collects 11 memorable quotes from his role as John Keating in Dead Poets Society. Keating taught his students to seize the day, find their own voice, and make their lives extraordinary.

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  7. Aug 13, 2014 · The striking 'Carpe Diem' speech delivered by Williams some 25 years ago has made thousands of young people determined to "make their lives extraordinary".