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<\/em> 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 follows:<\/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 plenty and is certainly not mandatory. When deciding whether to include a quotation in an essay, consider the following:<\/p>\n \u2022 Does the quotation fit the essay\u2019s main theme? If the answers to these questions are all \u201cyes,\u201d then making the quotation a part of your narrative might be a good idea.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,775,113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-admission-consultants","category-applications","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9746"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9754,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9746\/revisions\/9754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/em>\u2013 Theodore Roosevelt<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Does the quotation reflect who you are or what you believe?
\n\u2022 Does the quotation enhance the essay?<\/p>\nYou can get a $100 Discount off a school package when you sign up via GMAT Club. Learn more here: <\/span>mbaMission $100 discount<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n