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