"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
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"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." is preserved here as a credited line from John Keating in Dead Poets Society (1989), not as an anonymous standalone saying. The combination of drama storytelling and Robin Williams's performance is part of what gives the line its staying power, which is why this detail page keeps the movie, character, and actor together in the same context.
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