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You are not saved for the sole purpose of going to heaven; you are saved to finish your assignment on earth

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated, thus, everyone's task is unique as his specific opportunity to implement it.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

Life is a life-long assignment that must be constantly analyzed, clarified, figured out, and responded to appropriately.

When God gives an assignment, he also gives the skill. Study your skills, then, to reveal your assignment.

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.

Every day is not just another assignment; it is a small, but contained voyage of discovery.

The purpose of revival is to fire the church with divine energy for her divine assignment. Revival will tear us away from our temporal pursuits to give ourselves for what really matters.Revival will not occur without prayer. Prevailing prayer is always antecedent to revival.

When we submit to God's plans, we can trust our desires. Our assignment is found at the intersection of God's plan and our pleasures.

In God's eyes, the greatest heroes of faith are not those who achieve prosperity, success, and power in this life, but those who treat life as a temporary assignment and serve faithfully, expecting their promised reward in eternity.

Respect is not ever assigned; it's earned.

I have decided that I won't take up assignments that don't interest me.

Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.

Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you.

What's important is the preparation for adult life, and the training you'll receive in your Assignment.

When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical sense. Your time, the person's time, turns out to be the most valuable thing.

It was so much fun to have the freedom to wander America, with no assignments. For 25 or 30 years I never had an assignment. These were all stories I wanted to do myself.

My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own time.

History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security.

Seat assignment didn't matter if you're flying Dallas to Houston and you did it 38 times a day. People just got on, you didn't sit next to your wife, and it was a 45-minute flight. It didn't matter.

I was there less than a year before I was assigned to the Paris bureau. I spent two years there and, in fact, before I even went on the staff I was sent to Europe to do assignments which they wouldn't normally do for a young photographer just starting out.

I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI, and I never could get away from the war.

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result, I was not comfortable with formal lectures and receiving regular homework assignments.

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Daniel Wong

40 Motivational Quotes for Students: Get Inspired to Study Hard

Updated on October 21, 2021 By Daniel Wong 159 Comments

Reading motivational quotes for students can give you a quick boost of inspiration to study.

Let me ask you a question…

Do you ever struggle with a lack of motivation?

You’re supposed to be studying for next week’s test. But instead you end up texting your friends, watching videos, or playing games.

After procrastinating for an hour, you finally get down to work.

But you just don’t feel that motivated.

Sound familiar?

Developing long-term motivation is a complicated issue.

But you can become more motivated to study in the short term by reading inspirational quotes.

So I’ve compiled this list of 40 motivational quotes for students to help you study hard.

The quotes are listed below according to the following categories:

• Believing in yourself
• Cultivating a success mindset
• Overcoming procrastination
• Not making excuses
• Perseverance

Enter your email below to download a PDF summary of this article. The PDF contains all the quotes found here, plus 10 exclusive bonus quotes that you’ll only find in the PDF.

Quotes about believing in yourself.

1. Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

2. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

3. It always seems impossible until it’s done.

4. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden

Quotes about cultivating a success mindset

5. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe

6. Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential. – John Maxwell

7. The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. – John D. Rockefeller

8. Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.

9. Strive for progress, not perfection.

10. I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. – Thomas Jefferson

11. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. – Robert Collier

12. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better. – Jim Rohn

13. I don’t regret the things I’ve done. I regret the things I didn’ t do when I had the chance.

14. There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done and those who don’t want to make mistakes. – John Maxwell

Quotes about overcoming procrastination when it comes to studying

15. The secret to getting ahead is getting started.

16. You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

17. The expert in everything was once a beginner.

Quotes about hard work

18. There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. – Beverly Sills

19. Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.

20. Some people dream of accomplishing great things. Others stay awake and make it happen.

21. There is no substitute for hard work. – Thomas Edison

22. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little “extra.”

23. You don’t always get what you wish for; you get what you work for.

24. It’s not about how bad you want it. It’s about how hard you’re willing to work for it.

25. The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. – Vidal Sassoon

26. There are no traffic jams on the extra mile. – Zig Ziglar

27. If people only knew how hard I’ve worked to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all. –  Michelangelo

Quotes about not making excuses

28. If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse . – Ryan Blair

29. Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Quotes about developing perseverance as a student

30. Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. – Joshua J. Marine

31. Life has two rules: 1) Never quit. 2) Always remember Rule #1.

32. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan

33. I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits the bottom. – George S. Patton

34. If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill

35. Don’t let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart.

36. Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford

37. You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there. – Ed Cole

38. The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping-stone is how high you raise your foot.

39. The pain you feel today is the strength you will feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.

40. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be worth it.

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October 5, 2015 at 1:07 pm

Hi Daniel, thanks for the inspirational quotes. I’m going to share it with my son.

October 5, 2015 at 1:18 pm

Hi Roland, you are welcome. I hope your son likes them!

November 13, 2018 at 11:32 pm

Thank you very much itwas very inspiring

December 2, 2018 at 1:20 am

Hi Daniel….nice quotes…thanks so much

July 20, 2020 at 1:29 pm

Nice one keep on

July 23, 2020 at 8:23 pm

Wonderful n inspiring.

October 14, 2020 at 6:17 am

Hi Daniel, I found these very useful. Great thanks.

February 14, 2019 at 11:44 am

February 25, 2019 at 2:53 am

help me its my board exams gonna start need real motivation tipssss I feel like m gonna fail even after studying

August 8, 2019 at 10:42 pm

Sir Great Quotes.. IT WAS VERY beautiful………..going to inspiring me..

January 8, 2020 at 4:17 pm

Thank you dear Daniel. Really I was going through a tough time in midst of my competitive exams. But these quotes really made me to feel motivated. Once again my heartfelt wishes for your work.

January 23, 2020 at 6:37 pm

March 11, 2020 at 6:43 am

Thank you for this it’s really helpful and aiding for me

June 3, 2020 at 3:53 pm

Moltivating indeed Thanks for the exposure

July 19, 2020 at 10:31 pm

Thank you so much I can finally stop dreaming about getting a scholarship abroad and actually work hard to get it

September 21, 2020 at 4:46 pm

Hi Daniel, thank you so much for the quotes it really helps me as a student beginner I need inspirational quotes.

February 9, 2021 at 1:32 am

June 11, 2021 at 11:52 pm

November 18, 2019 at 7:09 pm

Hiii Daniel thank you for the inspirational quotes. I love it so much. Can i have more inspirational quotes to read from you??☺️☺️. Thank you so much☺️☺️.

October 22, 2021 at 5:39 pm

I’ve learnt more

January 23, 2020 at 1:38 am

All quotes worth great. Good inspirational messages if someone make use of any quote.

January 7, 2021 at 11:24 pm

Thank you so much..really feel motivated..thanks daniel

October 5, 2015 at 3:58 pm

Indeed, very inspirational, Daniel

October 5, 2015 at 4:00 pm

Glad that you think so, Jeremy 🙂

October 5, 2015 at 4:24 pm

Thank you Daniel. Funny … how we know and yet not till reminded again. Appreciate the very inspiring and helpful sharing. I’ll share it with my son and friends. God bless. Shalom!

October 5, 2015 at 4:50 pm

You’re welcome, Lynn. I hope that your son and friends like the quotes! God bless you too.

October 5, 2015 at 4:57 pm

So inspirational, thanks!! ??

October 5, 2015 at 7:14 pm

Glad you like the quotes!

October 5, 2015 at 8:55 pm

Thank you very much for the inspirational quotes. Will share them with my students.

October 5, 2015 at 11:17 pm

Hi Helen, you’re welcome. I hope they find the quotes motivational!

May 3, 2020 at 8:10 am

Mr. Daniel .Thank you so much for sharing these awesome quotes. These quotes are helping to inspire me even more. 👍👍👍

October 6, 2015 at 1:28 pm

Thanks Daniel’ for the inspirational quotes. I will definetly share with my friends and Stephen my son.

October 6, 2015 at 2:39 pm

You’re welcome, Kevin!

October 7, 2015 at 12:34 am

Thanks a lot, Daniel! This encouraged me to focus on becoming a better person and aiming for progress than perfection. Plus, it’s right on time for my multiple midterms this week!

October 7, 2015 at 9:00 am

That’s great to hear, David. All the best for your midterms!

October 8, 2015 at 10:55 am

Thank you so much for sharing these powerful quotes. I can use these with my students.

October 8, 2015 at 11:38 am

You are most welcome. I hope they help your students!

October 12, 2015 at 5:05 am

I still have 2 weeks preparation for the exam, but I gain more motivation from some quotes! Thanks for sharing this to me 🙂

October 12, 2015 at 8:32 am

All the best for your exams!

October 18, 2018 at 9:36 pm

Fantastic quotes

August 11, 2018 at 8:04 pm

Thanks Daniel Just what I needed Now I’m getting back into my study Cheers

August 11, 2018 at 11:02 pm

Daniel, I thank you for being there when no one else is. You picked me up when I was down, you’re my hero greetings to the fam.

August 14, 2018 at 1:32 pm

Thanks Daniel for the quotes. The are indeed worth practicing.

August 15, 2018 at 7:12 am

Hey your words are really inspirational and i believe its gonna help me. Thank you Daniel for these words

August 20, 2018 at 1:42 pm

Thank you for these great quotes. I am using them with my high school students daily in their journal writing.

August 24, 2018 at 2:34 am

Thanks for the quotes………😃😃😃😃

August 25, 2018 at 4:32 pm

It’s was..great..great..great quote for me..

August 25, 2018 at 11:32 pm

Thanks sir nice quotes

August 28, 2018 at 10:41 pm

Thank you so much I was so lazy and felt like 70 % is okay for everything but the quotes made me feel like I can reach 101%

August 30, 2018 at 4:16 am

Thank you Daniel, I just shared this with my friends…

“I don’t regret the things I’ve done. I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.”

August 30, 2018 at 11:02 pm

Great quotes I will use these this school year

September 1, 2018 at 1:23 pm

Great Work..

September 12, 2018 at 7:56 pm

Thanks for sharing such impactful quotes. Students are future leaders and your quotes and helping them nurture this learning mindset. Let’s work together to help our future generation grow with inspiration, self directed learning and growth mindset.

I would definitely refer these quotes in my keynote on “Learning to Achieve our Dream”..

Thanks again.

September 14, 2018 at 6:10 pm

It’s great work of yours…. You may not know but it really motivates us a lotttt!! Thanks for writing such!!

September 17, 2018 at 11:17 pm

Thanks daniel for these motivational quotes

September 22, 2018 at 2:54 am

hi thanks for the quotes

September 24, 2018 at 9:51 am

Thank you so much Daniel I shared with my friends

September 24, 2018 at 11:18 am

I am on the West Coast and my Son is a Freshman on the East Coast. I have been sending your quotes to motivate him while he studies. Thank you for beinging so many great ones together.

October 1, 2018 at 12:33 am

hi daniel,thanks so much its all i need

October 5, 2018 at 4:29 pm

Kudos,,,, Daniel this article has helped so much I’ll do the best I can to achieve my goals… 🚿 blessings to you

October 8, 2018 at 1:09 pm

Thanks so much daniel for these motivational quotes i read you article and get more infomation about quotes

October 26, 2018 at 6:13 pm

Thanks Daniel for these amazing Quotes,I’m sure this will help me get ready for my exams after 2 weeks

October 29, 2018 at 5:41 am

Very nice article, really thanks!

January 16, 2019 at 8:37 pm

I want to become a doctor so inspired me for hord work

October 30, 2018 at 2:54 pm

Thank you for sharing these very inspiring and motivating quotes, some of these will be printed and hung on my printing shop walls for inspiration. God Bless you.

November 1, 2018 at 2:57 am

Thanks Daniel! These really helped to get my head down and do some revising!

November 1, 2018 at 3:39 pm

Thank you so much for sharing this. I love your posts and read it whenever I need a push.

November 6, 2018 at 8:54 pm

Thanks for the quotes.I will share it with my pupils.

November 12, 2018 at 6:29 pm

woow,really it is highly motivational sayings

November 12, 2018 at 7:23 pm

i really lost motivation past few days, and i didnt know how to get started. the motivation only works for minutes and then finished. hope this one works:)

November 14, 2018 at 1:43 am

Love this I’ll share this with my classmates … Really nice quotes

November 14, 2018 at 3:04 pm

such a inspirational quotes about studying

November 17, 2018 at 2:13 am

Thanks, Daniel! You really inspired and empowered me!

November 24, 2018 at 8:09 pm

Wow, Really inspirational.. Helped for self motivation.

November 28, 2018 at 6:03 pm

Thank you sooo much Daniel……..now i can study without any distractions…😊

November 28, 2018 at 10:22 pm

I AM JUST 12 YEARS OLD AND I LOVE YOUR QUOTES AND ITS SO INSPIRING ME AND MY BROTERS LOVED THE QUOTES AND WE ARE SOON GOING TO PUBLISH THIS TO THE SCHOOL MAGAZINE AND MAY GOOD BLESS YOU WITH ETERNAL GLORY.

December 5, 2018 at 1:16 am

Too inspirational thoughts. Heart touching quotes..

December 8, 2018 at 6:50 am

Very Inspiring Quotes. Keep the great work. Thank you.

December 10, 2018 at 8:37 pm

you woke me up from the dead…thank you so much Daniel

December 15, 2018 at 9:16 pm

Thanks for your inspiration it has really made me to be somebody today

December 28, 2018 at 10:21 am

your quotes are really inspiring …. thank you soo much for this wonderful quotes …it almost changed my mindset towards many things

January 5, 2019 at 12:20 am

Thanks a lot….it was really inspiring for me……….😊

July 6, 2019 at 7:43 pm

January 7, 2019 at 2:21 pm

i really inspired by your quotations. it changed my mindset . Thank you so much

January 19, 2019 at 5:16 am

January 22, 2019 at 10:28 pm

Great quotes Daniel. They inspired and motivate me a lot. Thanks for sharing.

January 23, 2019 at 10:49 pm

Hello Daniel, Those are really helpful. Thank you!

February 1, 2019 at 2:15 am

Thanks Daniel. To master a skill, you need 10,000 hours of continuous practice. I like the quote of Michael “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. “

February 8, 2019 at 6:55 pm

Amazing motivational quotes. It will definitely motivates students. I have also seen quotes on beautyofsoul blogs. There motivational videos are also interesting.

February 9, 2019 at 7:06 pm

hi Daniel I find these quotes very awful and of course awesome you are great and your quotes too

February 11, 2019 at 11:15 pm

Gr8 job Daniel ur quotes collection is really inspiring me keep up the good work brother

February 15, 2019 at 8:05 pm

Great comments, thanks

February 18, 2019 at 10:32 pm

thanks alot. It inspires me

March 7, 2019 at 1:58 am

Hi Daniel, thanks for these wonderful thoughts. I am a longtime reader of your blog and your articles have encouraged me enough in all these years.

March 12, 2019 at 1:30 am

Thank you for sharing great quotes. The collection of your quotes really inspiring.

March 15, 2019 at 9:44 pm

Thanks so much for these tips. I keep on reading them again and gain. I have shared them with my son and its improvement is noticeable. Thanks once more for taking your time to help parents. I admire your article. Lilian

April 4, 2019 at 4:24 pm

it’s amazing Daniel it has all sorts of things which I required . Thanks……………

April 14, 2019 at 3:52 am

Such are great thoughts. I liked a lot 🤩

April 15, 2019 at 6:53 pm

OMG!! This was very motivational!! This is worth reading for everytime i loose hope for studying! We all have been inspired by this together with the friends i’ve shared it with on whatssap!

May 3, 2019 at 3:21 am

Hi Daniel. You got a great deal there. Those quotes really inspired me to write more to my soon to be polished book. Thank you.

May 9, 2019 at 8:01 pm

Nice Quotes!!!!

May 16, 2019 at 8:29 pm

Virtually motivating and mind captivating,how i wish those concerned read this daily-“what you feed your eyes,mind with develops you and make you who you wanna be”

June 9, 2019 at 6:37 am

Hi daniel, thanks for your inspirational quote. I will share it with my friends

June 27, 2019 at 12:40 am

It helped me a lot for my studies

June 28, 2019 at 11:39 am

Thanks Daniel, Its really inspiring. I’ll share with my friends.

July 5, 2019 at 2:35 pm

Thanks for these great and inspirational thoughts of great minds. The positive thoughts of the great people not only motivates us to forward in life but they also shed light when we are in a state of gloom.

July 6, 2019 at 9:12 pm

I really do find the Thomas Jefferson quote more interesting

May 16, 2020 at 1:05 pm

It is soo amazing

July 16, 2019 at 1:08 pm

It’s very nice and inspirational and I’m really glad to read it ,,its good

July 19, 2019 at 9:32 pm

I always regret for not achieving this and that but through your motivational quotes I believe in myself no matter how things going

July 20, 2019 at 2:01 pm

That’s good but not exactly what I was looking 🤔 anyways thank you so much 💙

August 6, 2019 at 4:02 am

Thanks for these motivations

August 9, 2019 at 4:53 pm

Thank you very much so inspiring quotes!

August 19, 2019 at 12:29 am

Thanks Danny for your help

August 22, 2019 at 3:33 pm

I get motivated from these types of post but after few hours same thing.i am not able to determined to do a thing, I always quit after some issues come.but i come here and get motivated.

August 29, 2019 at 6:39 pm

I am a teacher .i will write your quotes in the blackboard everyday.

September 2, 2019 at 7:31 pm

thank you so much💕 this is all I need. Good luck to me for tomorrow’s exam🙏🏻

September 9, 2019 at 4:52 pm

Thanks for that inspirational quote, am loaded up with a lot of assignments and up coming examination. I don’t know where and how to start and somehow come to a point of giving up. however all this quote really evoke my feeling to continue without giving up.

September 23, 2019 at 3:58 pm

I just love these quotes, so inspirational.Thanks Daniel for the quotes,they are a big deal

October 6, 2019 at 12:29 pm

Waoh!. Daniel thank you so much for these motivational quotes..it’s really helpful.. I must send them to my fellow students

October 25, 2019 at 4:23 pm

Hey….ur quotes were thought provoking Thanks daniel

October 29, 2019 at 6:59 pm

Very beautiful quotes for my learners. Thank you, much appreciated!

November 16, 2019 at 9:32 am

Thank you sir.. For giving me… This type of motivation…

November 20, 2019 at 10:04 pm

All the articles are very nice 👏 and it’s very powerful quotes for all learner’s Thank you so much for the beautiful quotes 😊☺

November 27, 2019 at 6:29 pm

Hey Daniel ,am student ur quotes are really inspiring I pasted some of the most inspired quotes in my room it helped me never quit in life

December 13, 2019 at 3:57 pm

‘If it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.’

That got me. thanks danial 🙂 🙂

December 31, 2019 at 2:57 pm

Thank you so much. it’s was all inspiring

January 2, 2020 at 1:12 pm

Thank you so much for sharing these powerful quotes.

It helped me a lot

January 18, 2020 at 10:44 pm

Thank you sir for such an motivational and inspirational quotes

May 16, 2020 at 1:35 pm

Haah what wounderful motivation

January 22, 2020 at 10:44 pm

Thanks so much daniel for these motivational quotes i love you article. Thanks for sharing with us.

January 23, 2020 at 6:31 pm

Thanks a lot for these amazing quotes

February 14, 2020 at 4:25 pm

Hi, Daniel Ipressing is this one because it is so helpful to me& my sister thank u so much 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

February 14, 2020 at 4:30 pm

How your mind Daniel? I really impressive such qoutes .. Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you so much 😍

March 3, 2020 at 1:12 pm

Excellent projection…. highly motivated..inspirational

March 7, 2020 at 8:23 pm

Excellent I feel to much better after reading you’re quotes and I hope for the best of me and my efforts. . Thanks for inspiring me ……..

April 26, 2020 at 1:14 pm

Glad I came across this. I have 2 kids at school going ages and this is very inspirational…

I’m going to print some of them for sure

May 13, 2020 at 3:38 pm

Thank u .it’s really inspiring

July 2, 2020 at 6:14 pm

thank for that my dear.

July 10, 2020 at 10:19 am

Thank you, for the quotes …..very inspiring.

August 10, 2020 at 2:48 pm

I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for your hard work in complying this educative and well motivated piece of inspiration note.

I had a presentation to do as to talk to some student who are taking their external exam, and this thing has helped me a lot in giving out my message. Once again thank you 🙌

August 12, 2020 at 1:56 pm

Everything have its power such as these immortal words

August 22, 2020 at 5:43 am

Thank you very. These are nice comments that have really motivated me in one way or the order.

October 5, 2020 at 11:12 pm

Very nice and inspiring quotes…thanks for sharing…

October 18, 2020 at 9:05 pm

I love all of the quotes

December 22, 2020 at 1:46 pm

The quotes are very motivational and inspirational to readers like me. Thanks for sharing!

January 22, 2021 at 5:17 am

Your words helped me a lot … something more than A LOT 😉 I couldn’t study, I couldn’t focus, but now I’m going to do MY BEST 🙂 thanks for cheering me up 😉

March 12, 2021 at 6:01 am

Mr Daniel thank you so much for this motivation, it inspired me a lot. Please can I have more motivational quotes about studying when schools are closed.

March 24, 2021 at 3:15 am

thanks Daniel you just woke me up from my sleep, now I know why I am in the world you will surely live long with more wisdom

April 13, 2021 at 3:10 pm

i like the quote

April 23, 2021 at 3:29 am

Very nice and motivational quotes….

April 26, 2021 at 5:58 pm

Wow.. Thank you for this Inspirational Quotes. God bless you Sir. 谢谢💖💖💖

April 28, 2021 at 7:25 am

Nice quotes

May 6, 2021 at 3:46 am

dude like thanks for the wise words of knowlege

May 6, 2021 at 10:54 pm

Wow this is so inspiring. It makes me feel like never giving up that there is still a purpose for me in the future. Thank you

September 25, 2022 at 4:36 pm

Thanks so much, is encouraging.

December 22, 2022 at 12:11 am

Thank you for the best quotes! I am going to share them with my students! I hope they will really inspire them

March 11, 2023 at 10:55 pm

It was really inspired me. Thank you so much

September 16, 2023 at 8:12 pm

thank you that will be very help for me and many who are gonna read this

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10 Inspiring Quotes To Motivate You When Writing Assignments

It’s that time of the year again when everything seems to be due at once and it does not feel like there is enough time in the day to do it all. As students we experience a constant flux and flow of motivation so here are 10 of the most inspiring quotes regarding that study grind to motivate you when writing assignments.

1. Writing Assignments Requires Rest

“If you get tired learn to rest, not to quit.” – Banky

This quote is particularly relevant at this time of year when writing assignments because we feel fatigue more now than ever before. But it is important to note that taking study breaks is important for not just your physical health, but your emotional health too! So next time an assignment has you feeling worn out, take a break but don’t quit. You’ve got this!

2. Take A Risk When Writing Assignments

“How sweet the risks are.” Paul Valéry

In the midst of a particularly gruelling essay we often fail to see the benefit in risk. When we take a risk we almost always reap the reward. So this assignment season choose a topic that’ll challenge you and help you grow, experiment with new language and have fun with it! The possibility of learning something new will help you find that missing motivation.

3. Have Nerve When Writing Assignments

“It’s not enough to be nice in life. You’ve got to have nerve.” – Georgia O’Keffe

When you are writing assignments this semester remind yourself to have nerve and be brave in your work! We lose motivation when we also lose faith in ourselves and our own capabilities, so invite motivation back into your life by having the tenacity to do something that makes you nervous.

4. You Belong Here!

“I belong wherever I want to be.” – Stephenie Meyer

As students we are no strangers to a mid-assignment existential crisis. We then lose our motivation because we don’t believe we belong where we are, but the truth is that we belong wherever we want to be! So if you are doing what you love, if you are striving for a particular career that you think serves your life’s purpose then you are doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing – which right now, is finishing that assignment. Allow your sense of belonging to motivate you!

5. Take Your Time When Writing Assignments

“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.” – Virginia Woolf

Assignment deadlines often have us scrambling to finish our work in time but don’t let a due date rush you to the point that you lose all motivation to finish it at all. The truth is that just by being who you are, you are already capable to do this work. You don’t need to be smarter, richer, shiner or someone else to do what you are doing. So motivate yourself with your own qualities and don’t rush. You will get it done!

6. You’ll Find The Way!

“Hidden in all that tangle, there is a way.” – Adrienne Rich

When writing assignments challenges us the most we often lose our motivation because we can’t see how we can get it done when there is so much standing in our way. But in between what is holding us back there is a way in which to get it done. It doesn’t matter how you get it done, just that you do! So look past what is hindering your progress and find a way to do it.

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7. coffee helps.

“Coffee in one hand. Confidence in the other.” – Unknown

While we are not all coffee drinkers, this quote reminds us to hold close something that soothes us while we let our confidence carry us. There needs to be balance when writing assignments. So if a cup of coffee helps you when you are studying, demolish those lattes but it’s important you stay in tune to your confidence as well. You have two hands, use them both!

8. Find Something To Be Excited About!

“You ruin your life by tolerating it. At the end of the day you should be excited to be alive. When you settle for anything less than what you innately desire, you destroy the possibility that lives inside of you, and in that way you cheat both yourself and the world of your potential. The next Michelangelo could be sitting behind a Macbook right now writing an invoice for paperclips, because it pays the bills, or because it is comfortable, or because he can tolerate it. Do not let this happen to you. Do not ruin your life this way. Life and work, and life and love, are not irrespective of each other. They are intrinsically linked. We have to strive to do extraordinary work, we have to strive to find extraordinary love. Only then will we tap into an extraordinarily blissful life.” – Bianca Sparacino

Writing assignments can be boring and hard work but we must remind ourselves that these assignments are apart of the bigger picture and we ruin our lives if we are simply tolerating them. Watch your motivation pour back into your life when you have a better sense of why you are doing the work.

9. Don’t Take Your Assignments Too Seriously

“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.” – Herman Hesse

Motivations escapes us when we take things too seriously and make them harder than they need to be. So while this assignment may be worth a large portion of your marks, your entire career rides on much more than this one assessment piece. So don’t take it too seriously and try to laugh in between.

10. You Are In Control!

“The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

When we realise we are the authors of our own stories we often find our motivation again. The world is our oyster and we are completely in control of the journey we take, so let your power also be your motivation this assignment season!

Have these inspirational quotes motivated you to finish that assignment you’re currently working on? Let us know in the comments below and share some of your favourite motivational quotes not listed here!

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40 Inspirational Quotes for Students to Motivate and Encourage Success

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As a student, it can be challenging to stay motivated and focused on your goals. Whether you’re facing a tough assignment or struggling to keep up with your coursework, it’s easy to get discouraged and lose sight of your ambitions. That’s where inspiring quotes come in – they can offer a much-needed boost of motivation and encouragement to keep you on track.

In this article, we’ve compiled a list of 40 inspirational quotes for students that will help them stay motivated, focused, and inspired on their academic journey . From famous leaders and writers to successful entrepreneurs and thinkers, these quotes offer wisdom, guidance, and inspiration to help you achieve your goals.

The Power of Motivation: Why Inspiring Quotes Matter

As a student, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind of assignments, exams, and deadlines. It can be overwhelming, and sometimes, it’s hard to stay motivated. Inspiring quotes can provide a much-needed boost of motivation when we feel like giving up. They can remind us of the big picture, and encourage us to keep pushing forward. Inspiring quotes can also help us gain a new perspective on a difficult situation or challenge. They can provide us with inspiration, guidance, and wisdom that can help us make better decisions and improve our overall performance. Ultimately, inspiring quotes can be a powerful tool to help students overcome obstacles, stay focused, and achieve success both in and out of the classroom. So, the next time you need a little extra motivation, try turning to some inspiring quotes to give you the push you need to keep going.

6 Benefits of Using Inspirational Quotes in Education

Motivation and engagement.

Inspirational quotes have the power to motivate and engage students in their learning journey. They can spark interest, curiosity, and a desire to achieve their goals.

Emotional Support

Inspirational quotes provide emotional support to students, especially during challenging times. They can uplift spirits, provide comfort, and remind students that they are not alone in their struggles.

Increased Self-Confidence

Reading and reflecting on inspirational quotes can boost students’ self-confidence. By instilling a sense of belief in their abilities, quotes can empower students to take on new challenges and overcome self-doubt.

Enhancing Creativity

Quotes that inspire creativity can unlock students’ imagination and innovative thinking. They encourage students to think outside the box, explore new ideas, and express themselves creatively.

Creating a Positive Learning Environment

Incorporating inspirational quotes in the classroom creates a positive learning environment. They create a sense of inspiration, encouragement, and support, fostering a classroom culture that values growth, learning, and success.

Strengthening Teacher-Student Relationships

Sharing inspirational quotes with students can strengthen the bond between teachers and students. It shows that teachers care about their students’ well-being and success, fostering a sense of trust and connection.

Quotes on Perseverance and Determination

When the going gets tough, it’s important to stay determined and persevere. These quotes will remind you of the power of perseverance and the importance of staying committed to your goals.

• “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
• “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
• “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
• “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success . If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
• “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
• “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
• “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
• “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison
• “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
• “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

Quotes on the Importance of Education

Education is a powerful tool that can open doors to new opportunities and experiences. These quotes remind us of the importance of learning, growing, and expanding our knowledge.

• “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X
• “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” – B.B. King
• “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
• “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin
• “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewey
• “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela
• “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
• “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” – Socrates
• “The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.” – William S. Burroughs
• “Education is the movement from darkness to light.” – Allan Bloom

Quotes on Learning and Growth

Learning is a lifelong process that requires dedication, curiosity, and an open mind. These quotes remind us of the importance of embracing new experiences and constantly seeking to grow and improve.

• “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
• “The only source of knowledge is experience.” – Albert Einstein
• “The mind is everything. What you think you become.” – Buddha
• “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – W.B
• “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” – Helen Hayes
• “The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
• “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein
• “Change is the end result of all true learning.” – Leo Buscaglia
• “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb

Quotes on Success and Achievement

Success is the ultimate goal for many students, but it can be difficult to achieve without hard work, determination, and perseverance. These quotes offer wisdom and guidance on how to achieve success in all aspects of life.

• “Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett
• “Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” – Orison Swett Marden
• “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
• “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
• “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
• “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin
• “Success is not about being the best. It’s about always getting better.” – Behdad Sami
• “The most important thing is not to be afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.” – Debbi Fields

Final Thoughts

In conclusion, inspiration and motivation are key ingredients for success, and quotes can provide a valuable source of both for students on their academic journey. Whether you’re looking for guidance on perseverance and determination, reminders of the importance of education, encouragement for learning and growth, or wisdom on achieving success, there is sure to be a quote on this list that resonates with you. So, the next time you’re feeling discouraged or overwhelmed, turn to these 40 inspiring quotes for students to motivate and encourage success. Maybe it’s a good idea to add these quotes to your video for students using Ssemble !

Q: How can quotes help students stay motivated? A: Quotes can provide a source of inspiration and encouragement to help students stay focused on their academic goals. When facing challenges or obstacles, a well-timed quote can help uplift and motivate students to keep pushing forward.

Q: Are there any specific quotes that are particularly helpful for students? A: There are many quotes that can be helpful for students, but it really depends on the individual and their particular circumstances. Some students may find quotes on perseverance and determination to be particularly helpful, while others may be inspired by quotes on the importance of education or success.

Q: How can students incorporate quotes into their daily routine? A: There are many ways to incorporate quotes into a daily routine. Some students may choose to write quotes on sticky notes and post them around their workspace, while others may prefer to keep a quote journal or set daily reminders on their phones with their favorite quotes.

Q: Where can students find inspirational quotes? A: Students can find inspirational quotes in various sources such as books, websites, social media platforms, and even from influential figures in history. They can explore quote collections, follow motivational accounts, or create their own collection of quotes that resonate with them personally.

Q: How can teachers incorporate inspirational quotes in the classroom? A: Teachers can incorporate inspirational quotes in the classroom in several ways. They can display quotes on bulletin boards or posters, include them in presentations, or start class discussions based on a selected quote. Additionally, teachers can assign writing exercises or reflection activities centered around inspirational quotes to promote critical thinking and self-expression.

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“No kid should be getting three or four hours of homework a night. There’s no breathing time, there’s no family time, there are just extracurriculars and homework and then go to bed.” Ross W. Greene

“I feel sorry for kids these days. They get so much homework. Remember the days when we put a belt around our two books and carried them home? Now they’re dragging a suitcase. They have school all day, then homework from six until eleven. There’s no time left to be creative .” Tom Petty

“I’ve always been surrounded by many great people and professors, but my family , especially my mom who was a teacher, was the person who encouraged me to study and pushed me to continue. When we’re young, we don’t understand why our parents bug us so much with school and doing homework, but it’s a blessing to have that support at home.” Bad Bunny

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What this handout is about

Used effectively, quotations can provide important pieces of evidence and lend fresh voices and perspectives to your narrative. Used ineffectively, however, quotations can clutter your text and interrupt the flow of your argument. This handout will help you decide when and how to quote like a pro.

When should I quote?

Use quotations at strategically selected moments. You have probably been told by teachers to provide as much evidence as possible in support of your thesis. But packing your paper with quotations will not necessarily strengthen your argument. The majority of your paper should still be your original ideas in your own words (after all, it’s your paper). And quotations are only one type of evidence: well-balanced papers may also make use of paraphrases, data, and statistics. The types of evidence you use will depend in part on the conventions of the discipline or audience for which you are writing. For example, papers analyzing literature may rely heavily on direct quotations of the text, while papers in the social sciences may have more paraphrasing, data, and statistics than quotations.

Discussing specific arguments or ideas

Sometimes, in order to have a clear, accurate discussion of the ideas of others, you need to quote those ideas word for word. Suppose you want to challenge the following statement made by John Doe, a well-known historian:

“At the beginning of World War Two, almost all Americans assumed the war would end quickly.”

If it is especially important that you formulate a counterargument to this claim, then you might wish to quote the part of the statement that you find questionable and establish a dialogue between yourself and John Doe:

Historian John Doe has argued that in 1941 “almost all Americans assumed the war would end quickly” (Doe 223). Yet during the first six months of U.S. involvement, the wives and mothers of soldiers often noted in their diaries their fear that the war would drag on for years.

Giving added emphasis to a particularly authoritative source on your topic.

There will be times when you want to highlight the words of a particularly important and authoritative source on your topic. For example, suppose you were writing an essay about the differences between the lives of male and female slaves in the U.S. South. One of your most provocative sources is a narrative written by a former slave, Harriet Jacobs. It would then be appropriate to quote some of Jacobs’s words:

Harriet Jacobs, a former slave from North Carolina, published an autobiographical slave narrative in 1861. She exposed the hardships of both male and female slaves but ultimately concluded that “slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.”

In this particular example, Jacobs is providing a crucial first-hand perspective on slavery. Thus, her words deserve more exposure than a paraphrase could provide.

Jacobs is quoted in Harriet A. Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, ed. Jean Fagan Yellin (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987).

Analyzing how others use language.

This scenario is probably most common in literature and linguistics courses, but you might also find yourself writing about the use of language in history and social science classes. If the use of language is your primary topic, then you will obviously need to quote users of that language.

Examples of topics that might require the frequent use of quotations include:

Southern colloquial expressions in William Faulkner’s Light in August

Ms. and the creation of a language of female empowerment

A comparison of three British poets and their use of rhyme

Spicing up your prose.

In order to lend variety to your prose, you may wish to quote a source with particularly vivid language. All quotations, however, must closely relate to your topic and arguments. Do not insert a quotation solely for its literary merits.

One example of a quotation that adds flair:

President Calvin Coolidge’s tendency to fall asleep became legendary. As H. L. Mencken commented in the American Mercury in 1933, “Nero fiddled, but Coolidge only snored.”

How do I set up and follow up a quotation?

Once you’ve carefully selected the quotations that you want to use, your next job is to weave those quotations into your text. The words that precede and follow a quotation are just as important as the quotation itself. You can think of each quote as the filling in a sandwich: it may be tasty on its own, but it’s messy to eat without some bread on either side of it. Your words can serve as the “bread” that helps readers digest each quote easily. Below are four guidelines for setting up and following up quotations.

In illustrating these four steps, we’ll use as our example, Franklin Roosevelt’s famous quotation, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

1. Provide context for each quotation.

Do not rely on quotations to tell your story for you. It is your responsibility to provide your reader with context for the quotation. The context should set the basic scene for when, possibly where, and under what circumstances the quotation was spoken or written. So, in providing context for our above example, you might write:

When Franklin Roosevelt gave his inaugural speech on March 4, 1933, he addressed a nation weakened and demoralized by economic depression.

2. Attribute each quotation to its source.

Tell your reader who is speaking. Here is a good test: try reading your text aloud. Could your reader determine without looking at your paper where your quotations begin? If not, you need to attribute the quote more noticeably.

Avoid getting into the “they said” attribution rut! There are many other ways to attribute quotes besides this construction. Here are a few alternative verbs, usually followed by “that”:

Different reporting verbs are preferred by different disciplines, so pay special attention to these in your disciplinary reading. If you’re unfamiliar with the meanings of any of these words or others you find in your reading, consult a dictionary before using them.

3. Explain the significance of the quotation.

Once you’ve inserted your quotation, along with its context and attribution, don’t stop! Your reader still needs your assessment of why the quotation holds significance for your paper. Using our Roosevelt example, if you were writing a paper on the first one-hundred days of FDR’s administration, you might follow the quotation by linking it to that topic:

With that message of hope and confidence, the new president set the stage for his next one-hundred days in office and helped restore the faith of the American people in their government.

4. Provide a citation for the quotation.

All quotations, just like all paraphrases, require a formal citation. For more details about particular citation formats, see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial . In general, you should remember one rule of thumb: Place the parenthetical reference or footnote/endnote number after—not within—the closed quotation mark.

Roosevelt declared, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” (Roosevelt, Public Papers, 11).

Roosevelt declared, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”1

How do I embed a quotation into a sentence?

In general, avoid leaving quotes as sentences unto themselves. Even if you have provided some context for the quote, a quote standing alone can disrupt your flow.  Take a look at this example:

Hamlet denies Rosencrantz’s claim that thwarted ambition caused his depression. “I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space” (Hamlet 2.2).

Standing by itself, the quote’s connection to the preceding sentence is unclear. There are several ways to incorporate a quote more smoothly:

Lead into the quote with a colon.

Hamlet denies Rosencrantz’s claim that thwarted ambition caused his depression: “I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space” (Hamlet 2.2).

The colon announces that a quote will follow to provide evidence for the sentence’s claim.

Introduce or conclude the quote by attributing it to the speaker. If your attribution precedes the quote, you will need to use a comma after the verb.

Hamlet denies Rosencrantz’s claim that thwarted ambition caused his depression. He states, “I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space” (Hamlet 2.2).

When faced with a twelve-foot mountain troll, Ron gathers his courage, shouting, “Wingardium Leviosa!” (Rowling, p. 176).

The Pirate King sees an element of regality in their impoverished and dishonest life. “It is, it is a glorious thing/To be a pirate king,” he declares (Pirates of Penzance, 1983).

Interrupt the quote with an attribution to the speaker. Again, you will need to use a comma after the verb, as well as a comma leading into the attribution.

“There is nothing either good or bad,” Hamlet argues, “but thinking makes it so” (Hamlet 2.2).

“And death shall be no more,” Donne writes, “Death thou shalt die” (“Death, Be Not Proud,” l. 14).

Dividing the quote may highlight a particular nuance of the quote’s meaning. In the first example, the division calls attention to the two parts of Hamlet’s claim. The first phrase states that nothing is inherently good or bad; the second phrase suggests that our perspective causes things to become good or bad. In the second example, the isolation of “Death thou shalt die” at the end of the sentence draws a reader’s attention to that phrase in particular. As you decide whether or not you want to break up a quote, you should consider the shift in emphasis that the division might create.

Use the words of the quote grammatically within your own sentence.

When Hamlet tells Rosencrantz that he “could be bounded in a nutshell and count [him]self a king of infinite space” (Hamlet 2.2), he implies that thwarted ambition did not cause his depression.

Ultimately, death holds no power over Donne since in the afterlife, “death shall be no more” (“Death, Be Not Proud,” l. 14).

Note that when you use “that” after the verb that introduces the quote, you no longer need a comma.

The Pirate King argues that “it is, it is a glorious thing/to be a pirate king” (Pirates of Penzance, 1983).

How much should I quote?

As few words as possible. Remember, your paper should primarily contain your own words, so quote only the most pithy and memorable parts of sources. Here are guidelines for selecting quoted material judiciously:

Excerpt fragments.

Sometimes, you should quote short fragments, rather than whole sentences. Suppose you interviewed Jane Doe about her reaction to John F. Kennedy’s assassination. She commented:

“I couldn’t believe it. It was just unreal and so sad. It was just unbelievable. I had never experienced such denial. I don’t know why I felt so strongly. Perhaps it was because JFK was more to me than a president. He represented the hopes of young people everywhere.”

You could quote all of Jane’s comments, but her first three sentences are fairly redundant. You might instead want to quote Jane when she arrives at the ultimate reason for her strong emotions:

Jane Doe grappled with grief and disbelief. She had viewed JFK, not just as a national figurehead, but as someone who “represented the hopes of young people everywhere.”

Excerpt those fragments carefully!

Quoting the words of others carries a big responsibility. Misquoting misrepresents the ideas of others. Here’s a classic example of a misquote:

John Adams has often been quoted as having said: “This would be the best of all possible worlds if there were no religion in it.”

John Adams did, in fact, write the above words. But if you see those words in context, the meaning changes entirely. Here’s the rest of the quotation:

Twenty times, in the course of my late reading, have I been on the point of breaking out, ‘this would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it!!!!’ But in this exclamation, I should have been as fanatical as Bryant or Cleverly. Without religion, this world would be something not fit to be mentioned in public company—I mean hell.

As you can see from this example, context matters!

This example is from Paul F. Boller, Jr. and John George, They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions (Oxford University Press, 1989).

Use block quotations sparingly.

There may be times when you need to quote long passages. However, you should use block quotations only when you fear that omitting any words will destroy the integrity of the passage. If that passage exceeds four lines (some sources say five), then set it off as a block quotation.

Be sure you are handling block quotes correctly in papers for different academic disciplines–check the index of the citation style guide you are using. Here are a few general tips for setting off your block quotations:

• Set up a block quotation with your own words followed by a colon.
• Indent. You normally indent 4-5 spaces for the start of a paragraph. When setting up a block quotation, indent the entire paragraph once from the left-hand margin.
• Single space or double space within the block quotation, depending on the style guidelines of your discipline (MLA, CSE, APA, Chicago, etc.).
• Do not use quotation marks at the beginning or end of the block quote—the indentation is what indicates that it’s a quote.
• Place parenthetical citation according to your style guide (usually after the period following the last sentence of the quote).
• Follow up a block quotation with your own words.

So, using the above example from John Adams, here’s how you might include a block quotation:

After reading several doctrinally rigid tracts, John Adams recalled the zealous ranting of his former teacher, Joseph Cleverly, and minister, Lemuel Bryant. He expressed his ambivalence toward religion in an 1817 letter to Thomas Jefferson:

Adams clearly appreciated religion, even if he often questioned its promotion.

How do I combine quotation marks with other punctuation marks?

It can be confusing when you start combining quotation marks with other punctuation marks. You should consult a style manual for complicated situations, but the following two rules apply to most cases:

Keep periods and commas within quotation marks.

So, for example:

According to Professor Poe, werewolves “represent anxiety about the separation between human and animal,” and werewolf movies often “interrogate those boundaries.”

In the above example, both the comma and period were enclosed in the quotation marks. The main exception to this rule involves the use of internal citations, which always precede the last period of the sentence. For example:

According to Professor Poe, werewolves “represent anxiety about the separation between human and animal,” and werewolf movies often “interrogate those boundaries” (Poe 167).

Note, however, that the period remains inside the quotation marks when your citation style involves superscript footnotes or endnotes. For example:

According to Professor Poe, werewolves “represent anxiety about the separation between human and animal,” and werewolf movies often “interrogate those boundaries.” 2

Place all other punctuation marks (colons, semicolons, exclamation marks, question marks) outside the quotation marks, except when they were part of the original quotation.

Take a look at the following examples:

I couldn’t believe it when my friend passed me a note in the cafe saying the management “started charging $15 per hour for parking”!

The coach yelled, “Run!”

In the first example, the author placed the exclamation point outside the quotation mark because she added it herself to emphasize the outrageous nature of the parking price change. The original note had not included an exclamation mark. In the second example, the exclamation mark remains within the quotation mark because it is indicating the excited tone in which the coach yelled the command. Thus, the exclamation mark is considered to be part of the original quotation.

How do I indicate quotations within quotations?

If you are quoting a passage that contains a quotation, then you use single quotation marks for the internal quotation. Quite rarely, you quote a passage that has a quotation within a quotation. In that rare instance, you would use double quotation marks for the second internal quotation.

Here’s an example of a quotation within a quotation:

In “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” Hans Christian Andersen wrote, “‘But the Emperor has nothing on at all!’ cried a little child.”

Remember to consult your style guide to determine how to properly cite a quote within a quote.

When do I use those three dots ( . . . )?

Whenever you want to leave out material from within a quotation, you need to use an ellipsis, which is a series of three periods, each of which should be preceded and followed by a space. So, an ellipsis in this sentence would look like . . . this. There are a few rules to follow when using ellipses:

Be sure that you don’t fundamentally change the meaning of the quotation by omitting material.

Take a look at the following example:

“The Writing Center is located on the UNC campus and serves the entire UNC community.”

“The Writing Center . . . serves the entire UNC community.”

The reader’s understanding of the Writing Center’s mission to serve the UNC community is not affected by omitting the information about its location.

Do not use ellipses at the beginning or ending of quotations, unless it’s important for the reader to know that the quotation was truncated.

For example, using the above example, you would NOT need an ellipsis in either of these situations:

“The Writing Center is located on the UNC campus . . .”

The Writing Center ” . . . serves the entire UNC community.”

Use punctuation marks in combination with ellipses when removing material from the end of sentences or clauses.

For example, if you take material from the end of a sentence, keep the period in as usual.

“The boys ran to school, forgetting their lunches and books. Even though they were out of breath, they made it on time.”

“The boys ran to school. . . . Even though they were out of breath, they made it on time.”

Likewise, if you excerpt material at the end of clause that ends in a comma, retain the comma.

“The red car came to a screeching halt that was heard by nearby pedestrians, but no one was hurt.”

“The red car came to a screeching halt . . . , but no one was hurt.”

Is it ever okay to insert my own words or change words in a quotation?

Sometimes it is necessary for clarity and flow to alter a word or words within a quotation. You should make such changes rarely. In order to alert your reader to the changes you’ve made, you should always bracket the altered words. Here are a few examples of situations when you might need brackets:

Changing verb tense or pronouns in order to be consistent with the rest of the sentence.

Suppose you were quoting a woman who, when asked about her experiences immigrating to the United States, commented “nobody understood me.” You might write:

Esther Hansen felt that when she came to the United States “nobody understood [her].”

In the above example, you’ve changed “me” to “her” in order to keep the entire passage in third person. However, you could avoid the need for this change by simply rephrasing:

“Nobody understood me,” recalled Danish immigrant Esther Hansen.

Including supplemental information that your reader needs in order to understand the quotation.

For example, if you were quoting someone’s nickname, you might want to let your reader know the full name of that person in brackets.

“The principal of the school told Billy [William Smith] that his contract would be terminated.”

Similarly, if a quotation referenced an event with which the reader might be unfamiliar, you could identify that event in brackets.

“We completely revised our political strategies after the strike [of 1934].”

Indicating the use of nonstandard grammar or spelling.

In rare situations, you may quote from a text that has nonstandard grammar, spelling, or word choice. In such cases, you may want to insert [sic], which means “thus” or “so” in Latin. Using [sic] alerts your reader to the fact that this nonstandard language is not the result of a typo on your part. Always italicize “sic” and enclose it in brackets. There is no need to put a period at the end. Here’s an example of when you might use [sic]:

Twelve-year-old Betsy Smith wrote in her diary, “Father is afraid that he will be guilty of beach [sic] of contract.”

Here [sic] indicates that the original author wrote “beach of contract,” not breach of contract, which is the accepted terminology.

Do not overuse brackets!

For example, it is not necessary to bracket capitalization changes that you make at the beginning of sentences. For example, suppose you were going to use part of this quotation:

“The colors scintillated curiously over a hard carapace, and the beetle’s tiny antennae made gentle waving motions as though saying hello.”

If you wanted to begin a sentence with an excerpt from the middle of this quotation, there would be no need to bracket your capitalization changes.

“The beetle’s tiny antennae made gentle waving motions as though saying hello,” said Dr. Grace Farley, remembering a defining moment on her journey to becoming an entomologist.

Not: “[T]he beetle’s tiny antennae made gentle waving motions as though saying hello,” said Dr. Grace Farley, remembering a defining moment on her journey to becoming an entomologist.

Works consulted

We consulted these works while writing this handout. This is not a comprehensive list of resources on the handout’s topic, and we encourage you to do your own research to find additional publications. Please do not use this list as a model for the format of your own reference list, as it may not match the citation style you are using. For guidance on formatting citations, please see the UNC Libraries citation tutorial . We revise these tips periodically and welcome feedback.

Barzun, Jacques, and Henry F. Graff. 2012. The Modern Researcher , 6th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. FitzGerald. 2016. The Craft of Research , 4th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Gibaldi, Joseph. 2009. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers , 7th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America.

Turabian, Kate. 2018. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, Dissertations , 9th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

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How to use Quotes in an Essay in 7 Simple Steps

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A quote can be an effective and powerful literary tool in an essay, but it needs to be done well. To use quotes in an essay, you need to make sure your quotes are short, backed up with explanations, and used rarely. The best essays use a maximum of 2 quotes for every 1500 words.

Rules for using quotes in essays:

• Avoid Long Quotes.
• Quotes should be less than 1 sentence long.
• Match Quotes with Explanations and Examples.
• Use Max. 2 Quotes for 1500 words.
• Use page numbers when Citing Quotes.
• Don’t Italicize Quotes.
• Avoid quotes inside quotes.

Once you have mastered these quotation writing rules you’ll be on your way to growing your marks in your next paper.

How to use Quotes in an Essay

1. avoid long quotes.

There’s a simple rule to follow here: don’t use a quote that is longer than one line. In fact,  four word quotes  are usually best.

Long quotes in essays are red flags for teachers. It doesn’t matter if it is an amazing quote. Many, many teachers don’t like long quotes, so it’s best to avoid them.

Too many students provide quotes that take up half of a paragraph. This will lose you marks – big time.

If you follow my  perfect paragraph formula , you know that most paragraphs should be about six sentences long, which comes out to about six or seven typed lines on paper. That means that your quote will be a maximum of one-sixth (1/6) of your paragraph. This leaves plenty of space for discussion in your own words.

One reason teachers don’t like long quotes is that they suck up your word count. It can start to look like you didn’t have enough to say, so you inserted quotes to pad out your essay. Even if this is only your teacher’s perception, it’s something that you need to be aware of.

Here’s an example of over-use of quotes in paragraphs:

Avoid Quotes that are Too Long

Children who grow up in poverty often end up being poor as adults. “Many adult Americans believe that hard work and drive are important factors on economic mobility. When statistics show that roughly 42% of children born into the bottom level of the income distribution will likely stay there (Isaacs, 2007), this Is a consequence of structural and social barriers.” (Mistry et al., 2016, p. 761). Therefore poverty in childhood needs to be addressed by the government.

This student made the fatal mistake of having the quote overtake the paragraph.

Simply put, don’t use a quote that is longer than one line long. Ever. It’s just too risky.

Personally, I like to use a 4-word quote in my essays. Four-word quotes are long enough to constitute an actual quote but short enough that I have to think about how I will fit that quote around my own writing. This forces me to write quotations that both show:

• I have read the original source, but also:
• I know how to paraphrase

2. Do not use a Quote to that takes up a full Sentence, Starts a Sentence, or Ends a Paragraph

These are three common but fatal mistakes.

Essay quotes that start sentences or end paragraphs make you appear passive.

If you use a quotation in an essay to start a sentence or end a paragraph, your teacher automatically thinks that your quote is replacing analysis, rather than supporting it.

You should instead start the sentence that contains the quote with your own writing. This makes it appear that you have an  active voice .

Similarly, you should end a paragraph with your own analysis, not a quote.

Let’s look at some examples of quotes that start sentences and end paragraphs. These examples are poor examples of using quotes:

Avoid Quotes that Start Sentences The theorist Louis Malaguzzi was the founder of the Reggio Emilia Approach to Education. “Children have the ability to learn through play and exploration. Play helps children to learn about their surroundings” (Malaguzzi, 1949, p. 10). Play is better than learning through repetition of drills or reading. Play is good for all children.

Avoid Quotes that End Paragraphs Before Judith Butler gender was seen as being a binary linked to sex, men were masculine and women were feminine. Butler came up with this new idea that gender is just something society has made up over time. “Gender is a fluid concept” (Butler, 1990, p. 136).

Both these quotes are from essays that were shared with me by colleagues. My colleagues marked these students down for these quotes because of the quotes:

• took up full sentences;
• started sentences; and
• were used to end paragraphs.

It didn’t appear as if the students were analyzing the quotes. Instead, the quotes were doing the talking for the students.

There are some easy strategies to use in order to make it appear that you are actively discussing and analyzing quotes.

One is that you should make sure the essay sentences with quotes in them  don’t start with the quote . Here are some examples of how we can change the quotes:

Example 1: Start Quote Sentences with an Active Voice The theorist Louis Malaguzzi was the founder of the Reggio Emilia Approach to Education. According to Malaguzzi (1949, p. 10), “children have the ability to learn through play and exploration.” Here, Malaguzzi is highlighting how to play is linked to finding things out about the world. Play is important for children to develop. Play is better than learning through repetition of drills or reading. Play is good for all children.

Here, the sentence with the quote was amended so that the student has an active voice. They start the sentence with According to Malaguzzi, ….

Similarly, in the second example, we can also insert an active voice by ensuring that our quote sentence does not start with a quote:

Example 2: Start Quote Sentences with an Active Voice In 1990, Judith Butler revolutionized Feminist understandings of gender by arguing that “gender is a fluid concept” (p. 136). Before Butler’s 1990 book  Gender Trouble , gender was seen as being a binary linked to sex. Men were masculine and women were feminine. Butler came up with this new idea that gender is just something society has made up over time.

In this example, the quote is not at the start of a sentence or end of a paragraph – tick!

How to Start Sentences containing Quotes using an Active Voice

• According to Malaguzzi (1949, p. 10), “…”
• Malaguzzi (1949, p. 10) argues that “…”
• In 1949, Malaguzzi (p. 10) highlighted that “…”
• The argument of Malaguzzi (1949, p. 10) that “…” provides compelling insight into the issue.

3. Match Quotes with Explanations and Examples

Earlier on, I stated that one key reason to use quotes in essays is so that you can analyze them.

Quotes shouldn’t stand alone as explanations. Quotes should be there to be analyzed, not to do the analysis.

Let’s look again at the quote used in Point 1:

Example: A Quote that is Too Long Children who grow up in poverty often end up being poor as adults.  “Many adult Americans believe that hard work and drive are important factors in economic mobility. When statistics show that roughly 42% of children born into the bottom level of the income distribution will likely stay there (Isaacs, 2007), this Is a consequence of structural and social barriers.”  (Mistry et al., 2016, p. 761). Therefore poverty in childhood needs to be addressed by the government.

This student has included the facts, figures, citations and key details in the quote. Essentially, this student has been lazy. They failed to paraphrase.

Instead, this student could have selected the most striking phrase from the quote and kept it. Then, the rest should be paraphrased. The most striking phrase in this quote was “[poverty] is a consequence of structural and social barriers.” (Mistry et al., 2016, p. 761).

So, take that one key phrase, then paraphrase the rest:

Example: Paraphrasing Long Quotes Children who grow up in poverty often end up being poor as adults. In their analysis, Mistry et al. (2016) highlight that there is a misconception in American society that hard work is enough to escape poverty. Instead, they argue, there is evidence that over 40% of people born in poverty remain in poverty. For Mistry et al. (2016, p. 761), this data shows that poverty is not a matter of being lazy alone, but more importantly  “a consequence of structural and social barriers.”  This implies that poverty in childhood needs to be addressed by the government.

To recap,  quotes shouldn’t do the talking for you . Provide a brief quote in your essay, and then show you understand it with surrounding explanation and analysis.

4. Know how many Quotes to use in an Essay

There’s a simple rule for how many quotes should be in an essay.

Here’s a good rule to follow: one quote for every five paragraphs. A paragraph is usually 150 words long, so you’re looking at  one quote in every 750 words, maximum .

To extrapolate that out, you’ll want a maximum of about:

• 2 quotes for a 1500-word paper;
• 3 quotes for a 2000-word paper;
• 4 quotes for a 3000-word paper.

That’s the maximum , not a target. There’s no harm in writing a paper that has absolutely zero quotes in it, so long as it’s still clear that you’ve closely read and paraphrased your readings.

The reason you don’t want to use more quotes than this in your essay is that teachers want to see you saying things in your own words. When you over-use quotes, it is a sign to your teacher that you don’t know how to paraphrase well.

5. Always use page numbers when Citing Quotes in Essays

One biggest problem with quotes are that many students don’t know how to cite quotes in essays.

Nearly every referencing format requires you to include a page number in your citation. This includes the three most common referencing formats: Harvard, APA, and MLA. All of them require you to provide page numbers with quotes.

Citing a Quote in Chicago Style – Include Page Numbers

• Incorrect: “Gender is a fluid concept” (Butler 1990).
• Correct: “Gender is a fluid concept” (Butler 1990, 136).

Citing a Quote in APA and Harvard Styles – Include Page Numbers

• Incorrect: “Gender is a fluid concept” (Butler, 1990).
• Correct: “Gender is a fluid concept” (Butler, 1990, p. 136).

Citing a Quote in MLA Style – Include Page Numbers

• Incorrect: “Gender is a fluid concept” (Butler).
• Correct: “Gender is a fluid concept” (Butler 136).

Including a page number in your quotation makes a huge difference when a marker is trying to determine how high your grade should be.

This is especially true when you’re already up in the higher marks range. These little editing points can mean the difference between placing first in the class and third. Don’t underestimate the importance of attention to detail.

6. Don’t Italicize Quotes

For some reason, students love to use italics for quotes. This is wrong in absolutely every major referencing format, yet it happens all the time.

I don’t know where this started, but please don’t do it. It looks sloppy, and teachers notice. A nice, clean, well-formatted essay should not contain these minor but not insignificant errors. If you want to be a top student, you need to pay attention to minor details.

7. Avoid quotes inside quotes

Have you ever found a great quote and thought, “I want to quote that quote!” Quoting a quote is a tempting thing to do, but not worth your while.

I’ll often see students write something like this:

Poor Quotation Example: Quotes Inside Quotes Rousseau “favored a civil religion because it would be more tolerant of diversity than Christianity. Indeed ‘no state has ever been founded without religion as its base’ (Rousseau, 1913: 180).” (Durkheim, 1947, p. 19).

Here, there are quotes on top of quotes. The student has quoted Durkheim quoting Rousseau. This quote has become a complete mess and hard to read. The minute something’s hard to read, it loses marks.

Here are two solutions:

• Cite the original source. If you really want the Rousseau quote, just cite Rousseau. Stop messing around with quotes on top of quotes.
• Learn the ‘as cited in’ method. Frankly, that method’s too complicated to discuss here. But if you google it, you’ll be able to teach yourself.

When Should I use Quotes in Essays?

1. to highlight an important statement.

One main reason to use quotes in essays is to emphasize a famous statement by a top thinker in your field.

The statement must be  important. It can’t be just any random comment.

Here are some examples of when to use quotes in essays to emphasize the words of top thinkers:

• The words of Stephen Hawking go a long way in Physics ;
• The words of JK Rowling go a long way in Creative Writing ;
• The words of Michel Foucault go a long way in Cultural Studies ;
• The words of Jean Piaget go a long way in Education Studies .

2. To analyze an Important Statement.

Another reason to use quotes in essays is when you want to analyze a statement by a specific author. This author might not be famous, but they might have said something that requires unpacking and analyzing. You can provide a quote, then unpack it by explaining your interpretation of it in the following sentences.

Quotes usually need an explanation and example. You can unpack the quote by asking:

• What did they mean,
• Why is it relevant, and
• Why did they say this?

You want to always follow up quotes by top thinkers or specific authors with discussion and analysis.

Quotes should be accompanied by:

• Explanations of the quote;
• Analysis of the ideas presented in the quote; or
• Real-world examples that show you understand what the quote means.

Remember: A quote should be a stimulus for a discussion, not a replacement for discussion.

What Bad Quotes Look Like

Many teachers I have worked with don’t like when students use quotes in essays. In fact, some teachers absolutely hate essay quotes. The teachers I have met tend to hate these sorts of quotes:

• When you use too many quotes.
• When you use the wrong citation format.
• When you don’t provide follow-up explanations of quotes.
• When you used quotes because you don’t know how to paraphrase .

Be a minimalist when it comes to using quotes. Here are the seven approaches I recommend for using quotes in essays:

• Avoid Long Quotes in Essays
• Do not use a Quote that takes up a full Sentence, Starts a Sentence, or Ends a Paragraph
• Match Quotes with Explanations and Examples
• Use a Maximum of 2 Quotes for every 1500 words
• Always use page numbers when Citing Quotes in Essays
• Don’t Italicize Quotes
• Avoid quotes inside quotes

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How to Quote | Citing Quotes in APA, MLA & Chicago

Published on April 15, 2022 by Shona McCombes and Jack Caulfield. Revised on May 31, 2023.

Quoting means copying a passage of someone else’s words and crediting the source. To quote a source, you must ensure:

• The quoted text is enclosed in quotation marks or formatted as a block quote
• The original author is correctly cited
• The text is identical to the original

The exact format of a quote depends on its length and on which citation style you are using. Quoting and citing correctly is essential to avoid plagiarism which is easy to detect with a good plagiarism checker .

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How to cite a quote in apa, mla and chicago, introducing quotes, quotes within quotes, shortening or altering a quote, block quotes, when should i use quotes, other interesting articles, frequently asked questions about quoting sources.

Every time you quote, you must cite the source correctly . This looks slightly different depending on the citation style you’re using. Three of the most common styles are APA , MLA , and Chicago .

Citing a quote in APA Style

To cite a direct quote in APA , you must include the author’s last name, the year, and a page number, all separated by commas . If the quote appears on a single page, use “p.”; if it spans a page range, use “pp.”

An APA in-text citation can be parenthetical or narrative. In a parenthetical citation , you place all the information in parentheses after the quote. In a narrative citation , you name the author in your sentence (followed by the year), and place the page number after the quote.

Punctuation marks such as periods and commas are placed after the citation, not within the quotation marks .

• Evolution is a gradual process that “can act only by very short and slow steps” (Darwin, 1859, p. 510) .
• Darwin (1859) explains that evolution “can act only by very short and slow steps” (p. 510) .

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Citing a quote in mla style.

An MLA in-text citation includes only the author’s last name and a page number. As in APA, it can be parenthetical or narrative, and a period (or other punctuation mark) appears after the citation.

• Evolution is a gradual process that “can act only by very short and slow steps” (Darwin 510) .
• Darwin explains that evolution “can act only by very short and slow steps” (510) .

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Citing a quote in chicago style.

Chicago style uses Chicago footnotes to cite sources. A note, indicated by a superscript number placed directly after the quote, specifies the author, title, and page number—or sometimes fuller information .

Unlike with parenthetical citations, in this style, the period or other punctuation mark should appear within the quotation marks, followed by the footnote number.

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Make sure you integrate quotes properly into your text by introducing them in your own words, showing the reader why you’re including the quote and providing any context necessary to understand it.  Don’t  present quotations as stand-alone sentences.

There are three main strategies you can use to introduce quotes in a grammatically correct way:

• Add an introductory sentence
• Use an introductory signal phrase
• Integrate the quote into your own sentence

The following examples use APA Style citations, but these strategies can be used in all styles.

Introductory sentence

Introduce the quote with a full sentence ending in a colon . Don’t use a colon if the text before the quote isn’t a full sentence.

If you name the author in your sentence, you may use present-tense verbs , such as “states,” “argues,” “explains,” “writes,” or “reports,” to describe the content of the quote.

• In Denmark, a recent poll shows that: “A membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters” (Levring, 2018, p. 3).
• In Denmark, a recent poll shows that support for the EU has grown since the Brexit vote: “A membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters” (Levring, 2018, p. 3).
• Levring (2018) reports that support for the EU has grown since the Brexit vote: “A membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters” (p. 3).

Introductory signal phrase

You can also use a signal phrase that mentions the author or source, but doesn’t form a full sentence. In this case, you follow the phrase with a comma instead of a colon.

• According to a recent poll, “A membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters” (Levring, 2018, p. 3).
• As Levring (2018) explains, “A membership referendum held today would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters” (p. 3).

Integrated into your own sentence

To quote a phrase that doesn’t form a full sentence, you can also integrate it as part of your sentence, without any extra punctuation .

• A recent poll suggests that EU membership “would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters” in a referendum (Levring, 2018, p. 3).
• Levring (2018) reports that EU membership “would be backed by 55 percent of Danish voters” in a referendum (p. 3).

When you quote text that itself contains another quote, this is called a nested quotation or a quote within a quote. It may occur, for example, when quoting dialogue from a novel.

To distinguish this quote from the surrounding quote, you enclose it in single (instead of double) quotation marks (even if this involves changing the punctuation from the original text). Make sure to close both sets of quotation marks at the appropriate moments.

Note that if you only quote the nested quotation itself, and not the surrounding text, you can just use double quotation marks.

• Carraway introduces his narrative by quoting his father: “ “ Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, ” he told me, “ just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had ” ” (Fitzgerald 1).
• Carraway introduces his narrative by quoting his father: “‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had ” (Fitzgerald 1).
• Carraway introduces his narrative by quoting his father: “‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had’” (Fitzgerald 1).
• Carraway begins by quoting his father’s invocation to “remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (Fitzgerald 1).

Note:  When the quoted text in the source comes from another source, it’s best to just find that original source in order to quote it directly. If you can’t find the original source, you can instead cite it indirectly .

Often, incorporating a quote smoothly into your text requires you to make some changes to the original text. It’s fine to do this, as long as you clearly mark the changes you’ve made to the quote.

Shortening a quote

If some parts of a passage are redundant or irrelevant, you can shorten the quote by removing words, phrases, or sentences and replacing them with an ellipsis (…). Put a space before and after the ellipsis.

Be careful that removing the words doesn’t change the meaning. The ellipsis indicates that some text has been removed, but the shortened quote should still accurately represent the author’s point.

Altering a quote

You can add or replace words in a quote when necessary. This might be because the original text doesn’t fit grammatically with your sentence (e.g., it’s in a different verb tense), or because extra information is needed to clarify the quote’s meaning.

Use brackets to distinguish words that you have added from words that were present in the original text.

The Latin term “ sic ” is used to indicate a (factual or grammatical) mistake in a quotation. It shows the reader that the mistake is from the quoted material, not a typo of your own.

In some cases, it can be useful to italicize part of a quotation to add emphasis, showing the reader that this is the key part to pay attention to. Use the phrase “emphasis added” to show that the italics were not part of the original text.

You usually don’t need to use brackets to indicate minor changes to punctuation or capitalization made to ensure the quote fits the style of your text.

If you quote more than a few lines from a source, you must format it as a block quote . Instead of using quotation marks, you set the quote on a new line and indent it so that it forms a separate block of text.

Block quotes are cited just like regular quotes, except that if the quote ends with a period, the citation appears after the period.

To the end of his days Bilbo could never remember how he found himself outside, without a hat, a walking-stick or any money, or anything that he usually took when he went out; leaving his second breakfast half-finished and quite unwashed-up, pushing his keys into Gandalf’s hands, and running as fast as his furry feet could carry him down the lane, past the great Mill, across The Water, and then on for a mile or more. (16)

Avoid relying too heavily on quotes in academic writing . To integrate a source , it’s often best to paraphrase , which means putting the passage in your own words. This helps you integrate information smoothly and keeps your own voice dominant.

However, there are some situations in which quoting is more appropriate.

When focusing on language

If you want to comment on how the author uses language (for example, in literary analysis ), it’s necessary to quote so that the reader can see the exact passage you are referring to.

When giving evidence

To convince the reader of your argument, interpretation or position on a topic, it’s often helpful to include quotes that support your point. Quotes from primary sources (for example, interview transcripts or historical documents) are especially credible as evidence.

When presenting an author’s position or definition

When you’re referring to secondary sources such as scholarly books and journal articles, try to put others’ ideas in your own words when possible.

But if a passage does a great job at expressing, explaining, or defining something, and it would be very difficult to paraphrase without changing the meaning or losing the weakening the idea’s impact, it’s worth quoting directly.

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A quote is an exact copy of someone else’s words, usually enclosed in quotation marks and credited to the original author or speaker.

In academic writing , there are three main situations where quoting is the best choice:

• To analyze the author’s language (e.g., in a literary analysis essay )
• To give evidence from primary sources
• To accurately present a precise definition or argument

Don’t overuse quotes; your own voice should be dominant. If you just want to provide information from a source, it’s usually better to paraphrase or summarize .

Every time you quote a source , you must include a correctly formatted in-text citation . This looks slightly different depending on the citation style .

For example, a direct quote in APA is cited like this: “This is a quote” (Streefkerk, 2020, p. 5).

Every in-text citation should also correspond to a full reference at the end of your paper.

A block quote is a long quote formatted as a separate “block” of text. Instead of using quotation marks , you place the quote on a new line, and indent the entire quote to mark it apart from your own words.

The rules for when to apply block quote formatting depend on the citation style:

• APA block quotes are 40 words or longer.
• MLA block quotes are more than 4 lines of prose or 3 lines of poetry.
• Chicago block quotes are longer than 100 words.

If you’re quoting from a text that paraphrases or summarizes other sources and cites them in parentheses , APA and Chicago both recommend retaining the citations as part of the quote. However, MLA recommends omitting citations within a quote:

• APA: Smith states that “the literature on this topic (Jones, 2015; Sill, 2019; Paulson, 2020) shows no clear consensus” (Smith, 2019, p. 4).
• MLA: Smith states that “the literature on this topic shows no clear consensus” (Smith, 2019, p. 4).

Footnote or endnote numbers that appear within quoted text should be omitted in all styles.

If you want to cite an indirect source (one you’ve only seen quoted in another source), either locate the original source or use the phrase “as cited in” in your citation.

In scientific subjects, the information itself is more important than how it was expressed, so quoting should generally be kept to a minimum. In the arts and humanities, however, well-chosen quotes are often essential to a good paper.

In social sciences, it varies. If your research is mainly quantitative , you won’t include many quotes, but if it’s more qualitative , you may need to quote from the data you collected .

As a general guideline, quotes should take up no more than 5–10% of your paper. If in doubt, check with your instructor or supervisor how much quoting is appropriate in your field.

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Cubs sign veteran catcher Tomás Nido, designate Yan Gomes for assignment

New York Mets pitcher Reed Garrett, right, celebrates with catcher Tomás Nido, left, after a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, May 31, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Chicago Cubs catcher Yan Gomes, left, celebrates with relief pitcher Keegan Thompson after the Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs signed veteran catcher Tomás Nido and designated Yan Gomes for assignment on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old Nido was released by the New York Mets on Monday after being designated for assignment last week. He was hitting .229 with three home runs and eight RBIs.

Nido was drafted by New York in 2012 and was the second longest-tenured player on the team behind Brandon Nimmo. The 30-year-old catcher, who remained with the organization after being designated for assignment last June, thanked the Mets with a heart emoji on the social media platform X.

Gomes, a 13-year veteran, is batting a career-low .154 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 34 games this season. Miguel Amaya has been getting most of the starts at catcher.

The 36-year-old Gomes spent 2 1/2 seasons in Chicago, batting .241 with 20 homers and 101 RBIs in 236 games. He was an All-Star with Cleveland in 2018 and played on a World Series champion with Washington in 2019.

The Cubs also placed right-hander Keegan Thompson on the paternity list and recalled righty Porter Hodge. Thompson is 1-1 with one save and a 4.30 ERA in 11 games.

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Former Dodgers Catcher Designated For Assignment by NL Central Squad

Maren angus-coombs | jun 23, 2024.

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The Cincinnati Red called up former Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Wynns from Triple-A Louisville on Friday. Two days later, he was designated for assignment.

In a corresponding move, the Reds called up infielder Livan Soto.

Wynns took the place on the roster of outfielder Jacob Hurtubise, who was optioned to Triple-A Louisville. The club also designated outfielder Conner Capel for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Wynns.

Before debuting for the Reds, the catcher had spent parts of five seasons in the big leagues with the Baltimore Orioles, the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers, and the Colorado Rockies. In his 653 plate appearances, he slashed .226/.273/.324 with 20 doubles, 13 home runs, 35 walks, and 147 strikeouts.

The #Reds today recalled from Triple-A Louisville IF Livan Soto and designated for assignment C Austin Wynns. pic.twitter.com/DevInJB83b — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 23, 2024

The San Diego native appeared in five games with the Dodgers last season. He had two hits in 11 at-bats.

Wynns was thought to be the Reds' third catching option behind Tyler Stephenson and Luke Maile but he didn't appear in any games for the Reds before he was DFA'd.

He spent all of 2024 in Louisville before the call-up, playing in just 30 games and hitting .252/.310/.408 for the Bats. He has the option to become a free agent if he clears waivers.

Wynns was selected in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Orioles.

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Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite growing up in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer at the LA Sports Report Network.

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Mets Designate Joe Hudson For Assignment

By Steve Adams | June 24, 2024 at 11:29am CDT

The Mets have designated catcher Joe Hudson for assignment, per a team announcement. His spot on the roster will go to fellow backstop Luis Torrens , who has been reinstated from the paternity list.

The journeyman Hudson was selected to the Mets’ roster earlier this month in advance of the team’s London showdown against the Phillies. He only wound up appearing in one major league game, however, and he did not take an appearance at the plate.

This brief stint was the 33-year-old Hudson’s first appearance on a major league roster since 2020. He’s tallied 18 games in the majors over the course of a 13-year pro career, picking up 33 plate appearances in that short time. Hudson is 5-for-30 with a double, two walks and six strikeouts in the majors. The former sixth-rounder is a career .229/.333/.398 hitter in six Triple-A seasons — including a .237/.392/.441 showing in 21 games with the Mets’ Syracuse affiliate this year.

The Mets will have a week to attempt to pass Hudson through outright waivers, trade him or release him.

15 Comments

20 hours ago

Sounds like a detective in a Noir film.

I can’t see anyone claiming him. He isn’t young anymore. He is is a competent AAA player, but not much else, and the next team needs to keep him on their 40 man or go thru this same process.

19 hours ago

A lot of players and team do this every year.

His average this season is about double that of Alex Jackson of the Rays.

Pretty boring baseball name. We need to bring back some of the good baseball names like:

Oil Can Boyd Cannonball Titcomb Home Run Baker Three Finger Brown Snuffy Stirnweiss Buttercup Dickerson Vinegar Bend Mizell Mysterious Walker Moonlight Graham Catfish Hunter Boof Bonser.

Stubby Clapp Rusty Kuntz Peek-A-Boo Veach Ants in the eyes Johnson

18 hours ago

Urban Shocker

17 hours ago

Oil Can Boyd

Can’t have this list without Creepy Crespi and “Ugly” Johnny Dickshot

16 hours ago

Home Run Baker maxed out with 12 HRs in a season. Kwan might beat his season record and then we’ll have to start calling Kwan, Home Run Kwan.

12 hours ago

We also need more players going by Bob’s, Jim’s, and Mike’s in MLB these days

3 finger brown can be done on any player. All you need is a good knife & a willing participant.

I guess he gets a week of paid vacation at his MLB salary while he goes unclaimed.

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