100+ Essential MLA Block Quote Format Tips

“The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

“Opportunities don't happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser

“Dream big. Start small. Act now.” – Robin Sharma

“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Anonymous

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso

“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Anonymous

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” – Albert Einstein

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou

“The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.” – Neil Gaiman

“Creativity takes courage.” – Henri Matisse

“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” – Joseph Chilton Pearce

“Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein

“The creative adult is the child who survived.” – Ursula K. Le Guin

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Pablo Picasso

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs

“Don’t think. Feel. Let the music take over. Let the creativity flow.” – Madonna

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

“Strength does not come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” – Zig Ziglar

“When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.” – Haruki Murakami

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” – Robert Jordan

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.” – Unknown

“I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.” – Unknown

“If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.” – Steven Wright

“I'm not lazy, I'm on energy-saving mode.” – Unknown

“I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.” – Unknown

“Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.” – Unknown

“I’m not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.” – Unknown

“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” – Jim Carrey

“I don’t need therapy, I just need to scream into the void. Preferably with snacks.” – Unknown

“I put the ‘pro’ in procrastination.” – Unknown

“I’m not short. I’m concentrated awesome.” – Unknown

“I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” – Benjamin Franklin (allegedly)

“Love makes a silent room echo with laughter.” – Max DePree

“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn

“Where there is love, there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle

“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.” – Maya Angelou

“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones

“We loved with a love that was strong and deep.” – Edgar Allan Poe

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu

“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. It’s about how much you love each other every single day.” – Unknown

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” – Dr. Seuss

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.” – Carl Jung

“To thine own self be true.” – William Shakespeare

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” – Carl Jung

“Introspection is the key to evolution.” – Unknown

“We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anaïs Nin

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung

“Self-awareness is the first step to self-improvement.” – Unknown

“Content builds relationships. Relationships are built on trust. Trust drives revenue.” – Andrew Davis

“Your story is your brand. Share it boldly.” – Unknown

“Engagement isn’t about being liked. It’s about being remembered.” – Jay Baer

“People don’t buy products. They buy stories, emotions, and identities.” – Seth Godin

“Be authentic. Be helpful. Be consistent. Be human.” – Gary Vaynerchuk

“If you’re not annoying, you’re not reaching enough people.” – Gary Vee

“Social media is a conversation, not a commercial.” – Beth Comstock

“Build an audience, not a following.” – Derek Halpern

“Give value first. Sell later.” – Rand Fishkin

“Create content that educates, entertains, or inspires.” – Amy Porterfield

“Algorithms change. People don’t.” – Mari Smith

“Show up. Speak up. Stand out.” – Kim Garst

“Growth begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Small progress is still progress.” – Unknown

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“Personal growth is the foundation of all lasting success.” – Robin Sharma

“The moment you commit to something, the universe conspires to make it happen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“You grow through what you go through.” – Robert Tew

“Investing in yourself is the best investment you'll ever make.” – Warren Buffett

“Progress, not perfection.” – Unknown

“Every day is a new opportunity to grow.” – Unknown

“Become obsessed with improvement.” – Unknown

“The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Wherever you are, be all there.” – Jim Elliot

“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Life is available only in the present moment.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Be present. Be here now.” – Ram Dass

“The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.” – Abraham Maslow

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” – Mother Teresa

“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” – George Orwell

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.” – Eckhart Tolle

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha

“Breathe. It’s just a bad day, not a bad life.” – Unknown

“Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast—you also miss the sense of where you're going.” – Earl Retif

“She believed she could, so she did.” – R.S. Grey

“Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” – Mae West

“You were born to be real, not to be perfect.” – Unknown

“Be the energy you want to attract.” – Unknown

“Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso

“Self-care isn’t selfish. You can’t serve from an empty vessel.” – Eleanor Brownn

“Strong women: May you know them, may you be them, may you raise them.” – Unknown

“You are enough just as you are.” – Meghan Trainor

“Let your freak flag fly.” – Unknown

“This is not a drill. This is your life.” – Unknown

“No rain, no flowers.” – Unknown

“You’re capable of more than you know.” – Unknown