How do I introduce the
quote in my own words?
The last thing you
would want is get your score cancelled on account of plagiarism.
It’s highly recommended
that you cite the author of the quotation. If you don’t cite, you may give the
impression that you claim to be the original author and that could result in
plagiarism.
You should place the
quote in double quotation marks.
Here is an example
usage citing the author: Thomas Jefferson once said “The will of the people is
the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free
expression should be our first object.”
The following quotes from great thinkers
have been selected based on their relevance to common GRE essay topics and for
their ease of usage.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil
is ignorance – Socrates
A people that value its
privileges above its principles soon loses both – Dwight D. Eisenhower
In theory, there is no
difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is – Yogi Berra
A little inaccuracy can
sometimes save a ton of explanation – H.H Munro
Any intelligent fool
can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of
genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction – E. F.
Schumacher
A consensus means that
everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually – Abba
Eban
Non-cooperation with evil
is as much a duty as is cooperation with good – Mohandas Gandhi
Whatever government is
not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may – Daniel
Webster
Good people do not need
laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around
the laws – Plato
Far and away the best
prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing –
Theodore Roosevelt
It is dangerous to be right, when the
government is wrong – Voltaire
The will of the people
is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free
expression should be our first object – Thomas Jefferson
No nation is fit to sit
in judgment upon any other nation – Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S President)
The artist is nothing
without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work – Emile Zola
The world is full of
educated derelicts – Calvin Coolidge
A lie gets halfway
around the world before the truth has a change to get its pants on – Winston
Churchill
It’s not the size of
the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog – Mark Twain
Life contains but two
tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire, the other is to get it –
Socrates
If women didn’t exist, all the money in the
world would have no meaning – Aristotle Onasis
Men are not disturbed
by things, but the view they take of things – Epictetus
As a rule, men worry
more about what they can’t see than about what they can – Julius Caesar
Now, these are a
handful of quotes.
The goal is to memorize
5 or 6 of your favorite quotes so you’ll be able to contextually fit one into
the essay on the test day. While practicing, you
may look at the list of quotes found above however, if you can remember a
specific quote apposite to your essay topic, try to use it – one quote for
every essay.
For those avid writers, who believe the number
of quotes above are too low, we have the right tool for you. Ellipsoid created
a random quote generator tool that draws 5 famous quotes from Goodreads every
time you reload the page. The good news is these 5 quotes are always theme
based so you know where to use them. Conclusion Writing essays isn’t all about
the substance. It’s the basics that many of us forget. If you are going to put
in the time to practice writing essays, might as well maximize the score you
could get by deploying a quote in your essays. So, what’s your favorite quote?
Read more at CrunchPrep: 21 Killer GRE Essay Quotes You Should Be Using Right Now https://crunchprep.com/gre/2014/killer-gre-essay-quotes
Read more at CrunchPrep: 21 Killer GRE Essay Quotes You Should Be Using Right Now https://crunchprep.com/gre/2014/killer-gre-essay-quotes
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