<p>I am an international applying to Princeton and I've decided to write an essay where you can choose your own quotation. I have prepared one for common application about the topic with an issue of international concern and I try to write about the same concern, since it really defines me. I've been googled "issue quotations" and I found a pretty nice one of Bill Clinton. It has nothing to do with politics, however. What impression do you think it's going to make if an international cites a US president? Is it good or bad?</p>
<p>It's totally irrelevant. What matters is what you have to say about the quotation and the issue it concerns.</p>
<p>So it doesn't matter at all to whom does the quotation belong?</p>
<p>just don't forget monica</p>
<p>angelutza, as long as it's not a convicted murderer or something, it doesn't matter. like what hbarns said, it matters more what you have to say about the quote</p>
<p>a funny thing about that. i actually wrote about the lewinsky scandal in a college essay to stanford. i wonder what princeton would have thought about that...</p>
<p>^ Did you get into Stanford?</p>
<p>i got into princeton ed, so unfortunately i had to withdraw the app.</p>
<p>The content of the quote is the only thing that matters.</p>
<p>But make sure that you don't rub anyone in the wrong ways. You don't know who's going to read your app. It's Princeton, but you'd rather be safe than sorry.</p>
<p>Clinton left the office with a 60% approval rate. Bush currently has a 29% approval rating. By those numbers along, it's more dangerous citing bush than clinton.</p>
<p>Citing a president of the US is a pretty safe bet. It's not like you were quoting Charles Manson.</p>
<p>Yeah, but to tell the truths, I don't know if Presidents offer the most interesting quotations...haha to tell the truth, I think Manson's quotations are far more interesting</p>