DOES EXCLAMATION MARK GO INSIDE QUOTES

In American English, the general rule is to place the exclamation mark inside the quotation marks. However, there are a few exceptions where the exclamation mark may be placed outside the quotation marks, especially in British English. Below are 27 quotes where the exclamation mark generally goes inside the quotes in American English:

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

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

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

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

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

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

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

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

“If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.” – Anonymous

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers HOW TO QUOTE A BOOK TITLE IN AN ESSAY

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Samuel Goldwyn

“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

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

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did.” – Mark Twain

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” – Jordan Belfort

“You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy

“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being excited about what could go right.” – Tony Robbins

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine