100+ Copywriting Examples: How to Cite a Quote in MLA Format

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” (Dickens 5).

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” (Tolstoy 1).

“Call me Ishmael” (Melville 3).

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife” (Austen 1).

“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move” (Adams 1).

“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel” (Gibson 1).

“He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish” (Hemingway 1).

“When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton” (Tolkien 1).

“I am an invisible man” (Ellison 3).

“It was a pleasure to burn” (Bradbury 3).

“The past is never dead. It's not even past” (Faulkner 87).

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (Fitzgerald 180).

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by” (Frost 19-20).

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate” (Shakespeare 1-2).

“Because I could not stop for Death— / He kindly stopped for me—” (Dickinson 1-2).

“I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high o'er vales and hills” (Wordsworth 1-2).

“Do not go gentle into that good night, / Old age should burn and rave at close of day” (Thomas 1-2).

“I have measured out my life with coffee spoons” (Eliot 51).

“Tyger Tyger, burning bright, / In the forests of the night” (Blake 1-2).

“Hope is the thing with feathers— / That perches in the soul—” (Dickinson 1-2).

“Water, water, every where, / Nor any drop to drink” (Coleridge 61-62).

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know” (Keats 49-50).

“I, being born a woman and distressed” (Millay 1).

“I sing the body electric” (Whitman 1).

HAMLET: “To be, or not to be, that is the question” (Shakespeare 3.1.56).

MACBETH: “Is this a dagger which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand?” (Shakespeare 2.1.33-34).

LADY MACBETH: “Unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full / Of direst cruelty” (Shakespeare 1.5.40-42).

OTHELLO: “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; / It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock / The meat it feeds on” (Shakespeare 3.3.167-169).

KING LEAR: “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!” (Shakespeare 3.2.1).

FAUSTUS: “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, / And burned the topless towers of Ilium?” (Marlowe 5.1.90-91).

BECKETT: “I can’t go on, I’ll go on” (Beckett 22).

WILLY LOMAN: “After all the highways, and the trains, and the years, you end up worth more dead than alive” (Miller 98).

BLANCHE: “I don’t want realism. I want magic!” (Williams 148).

ESTRAGON: “Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it’s awful” (Beckett 25).

HEDDA: “I am so devilishly bored” (Ibsen 5).

NORA: “I have been performing tricks for you, Torvald” (Ibsen 103).

“Here’s looking at you, kid” (*Casablanca*).

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse” (*The Godfather*).

“May the Force be with you” (*Star Wars*).

“You can’t handle the truth!” (*A Few Good Men*).

“There’s no place like home” (*The Wizard of Oz*).

“I’m king of the world!” (*Titanic*).

“Life is like a box of chocolates” (*Forrest Gump*).

“You talking to me?” (*Taxi Driver*).

“Houston, we have a problem” (*Apollo 13*).

“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer” (*The Godfather Part II*).

“I’ll be back” (*The Terminator*).

“Why so serious?” (*The Dark Knight*).

“Social media use correlates with increased anxiety in adolescents” (Smith 147).

“Climate change is the defining issue of the twenty-first century” (Lee 203).

“Neural networks demonstrate human-like pattern recognition” (Chen et al. 89).

“Urban density reduces per capita carbon emissions” (Rodriguez 312).

“Early childhood education yields long-term economic benefits” (Nguyen 45).

“Algorithmic bias reflects historical inequities” (Patel 110).

“Sleep deprivation impairs cognitive function significantly” (Kim 76).

“Digital literacy is now a prerequisite for civic engagement” (Taylor 201).

“Remote work increases productivity but reduces spontaneous collaboration” (Wong 155).

“Multilingualism enhances executive brain function” (Garcia 93).

“Renewable energy adoption is accelerating globally” (Singh 277).

“Genomic editing raises profound ethical questions” (Reed 501).

“Creativity is intelligence having fun,” said Einstein in a 1929 interview (*Time*).

“I write to discover what I know,” explained Flannery O’Connor in a *Paris Review* interview.

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do,” Jobs stated in a Stanford commencement speech.

“Fear is the main obstacle to progress,” noted Malala Yousafzai during a BBC interview.

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal,” Churchill remarked in a wartime press conference.

“We become what we behold,” McLuhan told *Playboy* magazine in 1969.

“Art challenges society, society resists change,” said Banksy in a rare radio interview.

“Empathy is the foundation of leadership,” Obama emphasized in a *Vanity Fair* feature.

“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart,” Pavarotti shared in a *Rolling Stone* interview.

“I’ve learned that courage is not the absence of fear,” Angelou reflected in a *Harvard Gazette* interview.

“Technology should empower, not exploit,” warned Tim Berners-Lee in a TED Talk Q&A.

“Stories are light. Light is precious,” said Philip Pullman in a Guardian interview.

“Over 5 billion people use the internet daily” (“Global Internet Statistics” n.p.).

“AI will transform healthcare by 2030” (Johnson, *TechReview.com*).

“Plastic pollution affects every ocean ecosystem” (“Ocean Conservancy Report” n.p.).

“Remote learning increased educational inequality” (Martinez, *EdWeek.org*).

“Mental health awareness is rising among Gen Z” (Thompson, *PsychToday.com*).

“Cryptocurrency adoption is growing in developing nations” (Lee, *Forbes.com*).

“Renewable energy jobs surpassed fossil fuels in 2022” (“IRENA Annual Report” n.p.).

“Social media algorithms promote outrage content” (Nguyen, *Wired.com*).

“Urban farming reduces food insecurity” (Green, *SustainableCities.org*).

“Digital nomadism is reshaping global labor markets” (Clark, *BusinessInsider.com*).

“Online misinformation spreads faster than facts” (Parker, *PewResearch.org*).

“Gender diversity improves corporate performance” (Roberts, *HarvardBusinessReview.org*).

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up” (King).

“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” (Kennedy).

“We shall fight on the beaches” (Churchill).

“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” (Armstrong).

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” (Churchill).

“Freedom is not freely given; it must be demanded” (Mandela).

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” (Roosevelt).

“We choose to go to the moon” (Kennedy).

“Give me liberty, or give me death!” (Henry).

“We are the ones we’ve been waiting for” (Obama).

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (King).

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” (Mandela).

“Just launched our new app—download now!” (@TechWave, Twitter, 12 May 2023).

“Grateful for this community every single day” (@SarahJones, Instagram, 3 Jan 2024).

“Climate action isn’t optional—it’s urgent” (@GreenFuture, Facebook, 22 Apr 2023).

“New research shows AI can detect early cancer signs” (@MedScienceDaily, X, 17 Nov 2023).

“Writing is my therapy. What’s yours?” (@AuthorLife, Threads, 5 Feb 2024).

“This policy harms vulnerable populations” (@JusticeNow, Twitter, 10 Oct 2023).

“First day of school = biggest hugs” (@MomChronicles, Instagram, 15 Aug 2023).

“We hit 1 million followers—thank you!” (@FitnessGuru, TikTok, 3 Mar 2024).

“Democracy requires participation, not just observation” (@CivicVoice, Facebook, 5 Nov 2023).

“Just finished my novel. Time to celebrate!” (@WriteEveryDay, X, 20 Dec 2023).

“Mental health matters. Let’s talk about it” (@MindfulLiving, Instagram, 7 Feb 2024).

“The future is collaborative, not competitive” (@InnovateTogether, LinkedIn, 14 Apr 2024).

According to Smith, excessive screen time is linked to sleep disruption in teenagers (45).

Brown argues that urban green spaces improve mental well-being (112).

Lee suggests that climate policies must prioritize equity (203).

Chen explains that machine learning models learn from large datasets (88).

Rodriguez notes that public transit reduces traffic congestion (311).

Nguyen emphasizes the importance of early childhood interventions (44).

Patel highlights that biased training data leads to unfair algorithmic outcomes (109).

Kim finds that even mild sleep loss affects concentration (75).

Taylor observes that digital skills are now essential for job seekers (200).

Wong reports that remote employees often feel isolated despite higher output (154).

Garcia states that bilingual individuals show improved problem-solving abilities (92).

Singh concludes that solar and wind energy are expanding rapidly worldwide (276).