diff --git a/styles/foundation/base.scss b/styles/foundation/base.scss
index bf51af069..23c6ee833 100644
--- a/styles/foundation/base.scss
+++ b/styles/foundation/base.scss
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ table {
     width: 100%;
 }
 blockquote {
-    margin-left: 1.45rem;
-    margin-right: 1.45rem;
-    margin-top: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-    margin-bottom: 1.45rem;
+    border-left: 5px solid #ccc;
+    font-style: italic;
+    margin-left: 0;
+    margin: 1.5em 10px;
+    padding: 0.5em 10px;
 }
 strong {
     font-weight: bold;