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You'll have bad times, but it'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to. — Sean · 1997People call these things imperfections, but they're not. That's the good stuff and then we get to choose who we let into our weird little worlds. — Sean · 1997You're not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense, this girl you've met, she's isn't perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other. — Sean · 1997You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. — Sean · 1997Being oneself2 quotes
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. — John Keating · 1989But remember, bee yourself. — Genie · 1992Carpe diem2 quotes
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. — 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 · 1989Changing the world2 quotes
The 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 · 1989Life2 quotes
To live...to live would be an awfully big adventure. — Peter Banning · 1991We 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. — John Keating · 1989Living life to the fullest2 quotes
Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary. — John Keating · 1989To live...to live would be an awfully big adventure. — Peter Banning · 1991Vulnerability2 quotes
You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. — Sean · 1997He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that. — Sean · 1997Alienation1 quote
Do you ever wish you that sometimes you could freeze frame a single moment in your day, look at it and say, "this is not my life?" — Daniel Hillard · 1993Appearance vs. reality1 quote
Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life; a young man who, like this lamp, was more than what he seemed: a diamond in the rough. — The Peddler · 1992Courage1 quote
You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. — Sean · 1997Death1 quote
We 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 · 1989Defense mechanisms1 quote
He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that. — Sean · 1997Different perspectives1 quote
Just when you think you know something, you have to look at in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try. — John Keating · 1989Dreams1 quote
But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be. — John Keating · 1989Fairies1 quote
I believe in fairies. — Peter Banning · 1991Fear1 quote
I have a real problem with heights. — Peter Banning · 1991Fear of heights1 quote
I have a real problem with heights. — Peter Banning · 1991Fear of intimacy1 quote
He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that. — Sean · 1997Finding oneself1 quote
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. — John Keating · 1989Flirting1 quote
Language was developed for one endeavor, and that is...to woo women. — John Keating · 1989Freedom1 quote
But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be. — John Keating · 1989Ideas1 quote
No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. — John Keating · 1989Ignorance1 quote
You're just a kid, you don't have the faintest idea what you're talkin' about. — Sean · 1997Imperfection1 quote
You're not perfect, sport, and let me save you the suspense, this girl you've met, she's isn't perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other. — Sean · 1997Intelligent life1 quote
We've come to this planet looking for intelligent life. Oops, we made a mistake. — Daniel Hillard · 1993Intimacy1 quote
He pushes people away before they have a chance to leave him. It's a defense mechanism, alright, and for 20 years he's been alone because of that. — Sean · 1997Language1 quote
Language was developed for one endeavor, and that is...to woo women. — John Keating · 1989Making a difference1 quote
The 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 · 1989Male insecurity1 quote
Well, they say a man who has to buy a big car like that is trying to compensate for smaller genitals. — Mrs. Doubtfire · 1993Marriage1 quote
They always say the key to a solid marriage is laughter. — Mrs. Doubtfire · 1993