A snappy quotation to start a topical essay...?
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Learn how to say it in 4 languages, and start with that.\nOr list a bunch of "foreign" foods common in USA.\nE Pluribus Unum    from coins means one from many, that would work.\nOr say something about the great ingredients in Chocolate Chip cookies--great by themselves, but even better when together!\nGet an A+!!
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first of all never panic when u are starting an essay.\nall u need to know is that the best way to start an essay is by\nasking a question that will leave everyone wanting to keep on reading   your article, essay, or maybe book.\nthat's all it takes
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My suggestion is to begin the essay with the opposite point of view (from yours).  Use the additional paragraphs to discredit that argument.
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What does the essay have to be about?
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These links should help you put your essay together.  Good luck with it.
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Below I have given you the best opening line imaginable!  And before you ask ... 'parameter' refers to the 'boundaries' of the essay outline ... and 'endeavour' means 'I will try to'.\n\n\nWithin the parameters of this essay I will endeavour to ... OUTLINE WHAT YOU AIM TO DISCUSS AND ACHIEVE - RE-WORK THE TITLE!\n\nThen give a brief history/background.\n\nBreak down the main question into smaller ones and answer them in a logical progression.\n\nAt the end summarise the main points and provide a concluding statement.
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Excellent quote to use.  And yes, I agree with it.  As the saying goes, "The apple rots from within."
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I have a several personally-relevant favourites and can't choose between them, so here they all are:\n\n“Why do writers write? Because it isn’t there.” \n- Thomas Berger.\n\nBe an individual. Don’t make it easy to be dismissed in a sentence.\n\n“O God, if I worship you in fear of Hell, burn me there; and if I worship you in hope of Paradise, shut its gates to me...”  \n- Sufic saying.\n\nAlways remember you’re unique, just like everyone else.\n\nWhy should a person suffer in silence when they can moan, cry, whimper and complain?\n\nI don’t suffer from stress. I’m a carrier.
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start out with an interesting fact or commonly held idea or notion. expand on that idea and how it effects the world (currently or in the time periods of your stories, whichever is appropriate for this essay) then tie that into your thesis, or main idea. this will get the reader thinking about your topic and make them want to continue reading
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what's the topic of your essay?
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instead of messing around with something like that can you help me with my essay please?!
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Buy a book called "The Penguin Dictionary of Quotations", or another comparable one.  You can look up key words, or browse under the authors.
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Are you talking about a certain situation or are you doing an essay of some sort?
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Quotes can be funny.\nQuotes can be true.\nQuotes can be sad.\nQuotes can describe you.\nQuotes can be false.\nQuotes can be blue.\nQuotes are timeless.\nQuotes, that are perfect, are so few.\n\nThese are some of the ones that I think near perfection.\n\nLife begins to end when we are silent about the things that matter.         Martin Luther King, Jr.\n\nDo not take life too seriously.  You will never get out of it alive.                       Elbert Hubbard\n\nDo not wait for perfection because it will never come.  Take who you are and what you have, and work with it.                                    Joseph Matthews\n\nLove is, above all, the gift of oneself.\n                                       Jean Anouilh
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try about.com's quotation site - they have all sorts of quotes
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I have a few quotes that I really like.\n\n"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"  Elenor Roosevelt\n\n"Presence is more than just being there"  Malcolm Forbes\n\n"The only genuine love worthy of a name is unconditional."  John Powell\n\n\nHope these are helpful!  Congrats, and Good Luck
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Aaaa ... ok. Now I see the fine print. I was going to suggest you tweak your quote to something like, "to be a great speaker, you really need ideas." Maybe you can rework it in a clever way to include both ideas.