Freethinkers? At the age of 17?

"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race." Keating

"Now in this class you can call me Mr. Keating. Or, if you're slightly more daring, Oh Captain, My Captain." Keating

"KEATING.....A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. And don't use very sad, use- He points to the back of the classroom. Come on, Mr. Overstreet, you twerp.
KNOX.....Morose?
KEATING.....Exactly! Morose. Now, language was developed for one endeavor, and that is? Mr. Perry?
NEIL.....Uh, to communicate.
KEATING.....No! To woo women."

"I know. A lot of you looked forward to this about as much as you look forward to root canal work." Keating

“NEIL.....I found it.

TODD.....You found what?

NEIL.....What I wanna do right now. What's, really inside me.

TODD....."A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

NEIL.....This is it.

TODD.....What is this?

NEIL.....It's a play, dummy.

TODD.....I know that. I-- Wh-Wh-What does it have to do with you?

NEIL.....Right. They're putting it on at Henley. Open tryouts. Open tryouts!

TODD.....Yes, so? NEIL.....So, I'm gonna act!”

CHARLIE.....Welton Academy, hello. Yes he is, hold on. Mr. Nolan, it's for you. It's God. He says we should have girls at Welton.

"She's gonna hate me. The Danburrys will hate me. My parents will kill me. All right, goddamn it. You're right. 'Carpe diem.' Even if it kills me." Knox

CHARLIE.....Exercising the right not to walk.
KEATING.....Thank you, Mr. Dalton. You just illustrated the point. Swim against the stream.

Det är inte stor skillnad mellan den gamla och den nya. Man ser att han har växt upp, blivit äldre, men det är det enda.