Dead Poets Society (1989)
Norman Lloyd: Mr. Nolan
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[last lines]
Todd Anderson : [stands up on his desk] O Captain! My Captain!
Mr. Nolan : Sit down, Mr. Anderson! Do you hear me? Sit down! Sit down! This is your final warning, Anderson. How dare you? Do you hear me?
Knox Overstreet : [climbs up onto his desk] O Captain! My Captain!
Mr. Nolan : Mr. Overstreet, I warn you! Sit down!
[Pitts climbs onto his desk, followed by Meeks, then over half the class, one by one]
Mr. Nolan : Sit down! Sit down. All of you. I want you seated. Sit down. Leave, Mr. Keating. All of you, down. I want you seated. Do you hear me? Sit down!
John Keating : Thank you, boys. Thank you.
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Mr. Nolan : Free thinkers at 17?
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John Keating : I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.
Mr. Nolan : At these boys' age? Not on your life!
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Todd Anderson : Mr. Keating! They made everybody sign it.
Mr. Nolan : Quiet, Mr. Anderson.
Todd Anderson : You gotta believe me. It's true.
John Keating : I do believe you, Todd.
Mr. Nolan : Leave, Mr. Keating.
Todd Anderson : But it wasn't his fault!
Mr. Nolan : Sit down, Mr. Anderson! One more outburst from you or anyone else, and you're out of this school! Leave, Mr. Keating.
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Nolan : Gentlemen, what are the Four Pillars?
Crowd : Tradition. Honor. Discipline. Excellence.