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Yes, you can definitely start your personal statement with a quote. Using a quote can grab the readers’ attention and set a tone or theme for your statement. Here are 21 quotes that can serve as great opening lines for your personal statement:
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
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“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
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“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
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“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
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“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll
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“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
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“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take.” – Lewis Carroll MOST HEART BREAKING QUOTES
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“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
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“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
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“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
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“The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
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“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” – Albert Schweitzer
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“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
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“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean
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“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” – Anonymous
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“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
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“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky