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Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. — John Keating · 1989Boys, 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. — John Keating · 1989The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? — John Keating · 1989Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. — Ferris Bueller · 1986When you grow up, your heart dies. — Allison Reynolds · 1985No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. — John Keating · 1989All 30 quotes →Teen (film)30 quotes
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. — John Keating · 1989Boys, 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. — John Keating · 1989The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? — John Keating · 1989Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. — Ferris Bueller · 1986When you grow up, your heart dies. — Allison Reynolds · 1985No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. — John Keating · 1989All 30 quotes →Drama11 quotes
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. — John Keating · 1989Boys, 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. — John Keating · 1989The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? — John Keating · 1989No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. — John Keating · 1989Language was developed for one endeavor, and that is...to woo women. — John Keating · 1989We are food for worms, lads...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. — John Keating · 1989All 11 quotes →Drama (film)11 quotes
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. — John Keating · 1989Boys, 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. — John Keating · 1989The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be? — John Keating · 1989No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. — John Keating · 1989Language was developed for one endeavor, and that is...to woo women. — John Keating · 1989We are food for worms, lads...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. — John Keating · 1989All 11 quotes →Coming of age7 quotes
When you grow up, your heart dies. — Allison Reynolds · 1985She's my friend because we both know what it's like for people to be jealous of us. — Cher · 1995My God, are we gonna be like our parents? — Andrew Clark · 1985I could disappear forever and it wouldn’t make any difference. — John Bender · 1985We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all. — Andrew Clark · 1985Do you know how popular I am? I am so popular everybody loves me so much at this school. — Claire Standish · 1985All 7 quotes →Coming of age (film)7 quotes
When you grow up, your heart dies. — Allison Reynolds · 1985She's my friend because we both know what it's like for people to be jealous of us. — Cher · 1995My God, are we gonna be like our parents? — Andrew Clark · 1985I could disappear forever and it wouldn’t make any difference. — John Bender · 1985We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all. — Andrew Clark · 1985Do you know how popular I am? I am so popular everybody loves me so much at this school. — Claire Standish · 1985All 7 quotes →Romantic comedy4 quotes
Just 'cause you're beautiful, that doesn't mean that you can treat people like they don't matter. — Cameron James · 1999We're gonna be in college soon. You know who's gonna be in college, right?...Women. College women. Women with no curfew, women on the pill, and women...women, bro. We're staring into the future here and the future is women. — Mike Dexter · 1998I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all. — Kat Stratford · 1999Just so you know, judging from my little experience last night, I do think there is such a thing as fate. It just works in really fucked up ways sometimes. — Denise Fleming · 1998Romantic comedy (film)4 quotes
Just 'cause you're beautiful, that doesn't mean that you can treat people like they don't matter. — Cameron James · 1999We're gonna be in college soon. You know who's gonna be in college, right?...Women. College women. Women with no curfew, women on the pill, and women...women, bro. We're staring into the future here and the future is women. — Mike Dexter · 1998I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate it when you stare. I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind. I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme. I hate it, I hate the way you're always right. I hate it when you lie. I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry. I hate it when you're not around, and the fact that you didn't call. But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all. — Kat Stratford · 1999Just so you know, judging from my little experience last night, I do think there is such a thing as fate. It just works in really fucked up ways sometimes. — Denise Fleming · 1998Teen comedy4 quotes
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. — Ferris Bueller · 1986How can I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this? — Ferris Bueller · 1986I weep for the future. — Chez Quis Maitre D' · 1986The question isn't what are we going to do. The question is what aren't we going to do. — Ferris Bueller · 1986Teen comedy (film)4 quotes
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. — Ferris Bueller · 1986How can I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this? — Ferris Bueller · 1986I weep for the future. — Chez Quis Maitre D' · 1986The question isn't what are we going to do. The question is what aren't we going to do. — Ferris Bueller · 1986Comedy drama2 quotes
College women can smell ignorance...like dog shit. — Joel Goodson · 1983Joel, you wanna know something? Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future. — Miles Dalby · 1983Comedy drama (film)2 quotes
College women can smell ignorance...like dog shit. — Joel Goodson · 1983Joel, you wanna know something? Every now and then say, "What the fuck." "What the fuck" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future. — Miles Dalby · 1983Comedy1 quote
I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me. But I can't help it that I'm popular. — Gretchen Wieners · 2004Comedy (film)1 quote
I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me. But I can't help it that I'm popular. — Gretchen Wieners · 2004Horror1 quote
It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose. And even that doesn't make all that much difference. — Coach Finstock · 1985Horror (film)1 quote
It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose. And even that doesn't make all that much difference. — Coach Finstock · 1985