{"id":22463,"date":"2014-01-14T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/using-a-famous-quote-in-your-mba-application\/"},"modified":"2014-01-14T07:00:24","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T14:00:24","slug":"using-a-famous-quote-in-your-mba-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/using-a-famous-quote-in-your-mba-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Using a Famous Quote in Your MBA Application"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\"Teddy_Roosevelt_quotes_GMAT\"<\/a>Many ask us if using a famous quote in your MBA application is a good idea. Beginning an essay with a famous or eloquent quotation is a common practice and one that business school candidates can use to capture a reader\u2019s attention. For example, an applicant might use a quotation as the very first line of his or her essay:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.\u201d
\n<\/em>\u2013 Theodore Roosevelt<\/h4>\n

Roosevelt\u2019s words are as true today as when he spoke them. The essence of a manager is\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Another option is to embed the quotation within the first line of the essay, as shown in the following example:<\/p>\n

As Peter F. Drucker said, \u201cManagement is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.\u201d I have found the distinction between management and leadership especially important\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

There is really only one rule about using quotations: do not overdo it! One grand quotation per application (not per essay!) is sufficient\u2014but it is certainly not mandatory. When deciding whether to include a quotation in one of your essays, consider the following:<\/p>\n