C. Championship Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 1:15 pm
Speaker 1
Impromptu Round 1 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 1
"Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved." - Winnie the Pooh
"You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold and daring." - Lumière, Beauty and the Beast
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all." - Mulan, Mulan
Speaker 2
Impromptu Round 1 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 2
"Sometimes our strengths lie beneath the surface." - Gramma Tala, Moana
"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." - Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins
"If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead." - Gusteau, Ratatouille
Speaker 3
Impromptu Round 1 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 3
"A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference." - Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh
"The most important thing is to never stop questioning." - Albert Einstein, from the movie "WALL-E"
"Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one." - Grandmother Willow, Pocahontas
Speaker 4
Impromptu Round 1 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 4
"You control your destiny, you don't need magic to do it." - Merida, Brave
"There's a great big hunk of world down there with no fence around it." - Lady, Lady and the Tramp
"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it." - Rafiki, The Lion King
Speaker 5
Impromptu Round 1 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 5
"Even miracles take a little time." - Fairy Godmother, Cinderella
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." - Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh
"Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind." - Lilo, Lilo & Stitch
Speaker 6
Impromptu Round 1 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 6
"There is no greater gift than friendship." - The Fox, The Fox and the Hound
"The things that make me different are the things that make me." - Piglet, Winnie the Pooh
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt, from the movie "Meet the Robinsons"
Speaker 7
Impromptu Round 1 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 7
"The greatest power in the universe is the power of a story." - The Lorax, The Lorax
"You are who you choose to be." - Hogarth, The Iron Giant
"True love is putting someone else before yourself." - Olaf, Frozen
Round 2 - 1:00 pm
Speaker 1
Impromptu Round 2 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 1
"When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree" - Vietnamese Proverb
“Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.” - Swedish Proverb
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” - African Proverb
Speaker 2
Impromptu Round 2 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 2
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese proverb
“Words should be weighed, not counted.” - Yiddish Proverb
“What you see in yourself is what you see in the world.” - Afghan Proverb
Speaker 3
Impromptu Round 2 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 3
“Even if you encounter a stone bridge, tap it first before crossing.” - South Korean Proverb
“The shrimp that falls asleep gets carried away by the current.” - Ecuadorean Proverb
“Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.” - Moroccan Proverb
Speaker 4
Impromptu Round 2 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 4
“Do good and throw it in the sea.” - Lebanese Proverb
“In a battle between elephants, the ants get squashed.” - Thai Proverb
“The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.” - Japanese Proverb
Speaker 5
Impromptu Round 2 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 5
“Where love reigns, the impossible may be attained.” - Indian Proverb
“A large chair does not make a king.” - Sudanese Proverb
“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.” - New Zealander Proverb
Speaker 6
Impromptu Round 2 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 6
“Measure a thousand times and cut once.” - Turkish Proverb
“Borrowed clothes are either too tight or too loose.” - Filipino proverb
“Wait for the night before saying that the day has been beautiful.” - Bangladeshi proverb
Round 3 - 6:00 pm
Speaker 1
Impromptu Round 3 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 1
"My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations." - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
"It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!" - The Secret Keepers by Robert T. Kiyosaki
"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate." - A Wrinkle in Time by Linda Grayson
Speaker 2
Impromptu Round 3 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 2
"The sun is a daily reminder that we too can rise again from the darkness, that we too can shine our own light." - The Maze Runner by James Dashner
"So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible." - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship." - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Speaker 3
Impromptu Round 3 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 3
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration." - Dune by Frank Herbert
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost." - The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Speaker 4
Impromptu Round 3 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 4
"The past is always with us, for better or for worse, shaping our present and our future." - Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
"The moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you've already stopped loving that person forever." - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
"All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it." - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Speaker 5
Impromptu Round 3 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 5
"Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once." - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
"Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time." - Insurgent by Veronica Roth
"I have never been able to understand the artist whose image never changes." - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Speaker 6
Impromptu Round 3 - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 6
"I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right." - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde
"You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens." - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Mandy Hale
Finals / Elim 1 (NFA-LD) - 5:00 pm
Speaker 1
Impromptu Finals! - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 1
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” —Booker T. Washington
You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all. - James Baldwin
“It's important to remember that queer people are a part of every culture and every community around the world. We have always been here, and we will always be here.” - Laverne Cox
Speaker 2
Impromptu Finals! - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 2
“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don’t do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.” —Roberto Clemente
"If we are not intersectional, some of us, the most vulnerable, are going to fall through the cracks." - Kimberlé Crenshaw
"Our resistance is not just about surviving. It's about thriving and creating a better future for our communities." - Chelsea Vowel
Speaker 3
Impromptu Finals! - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 3
"Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start." - Jason Collins
“We will all, at some point, encounter hurdles to gaining access and entry, moving up and conquering self-doubt; but on the other side is the capacity to own opportunity and tell our own story.” —Stacey Abrams
"Our struggles are not just about us. They are about our ancestors and our descendants." - Winona LaDuke
Speaker 4
Impromptu Finals! - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 4
“Just don’t give up what you’re trying to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” —Ella Fitzgerald
"We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity." - George Takei
"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." - Audre Lorde
Speaker 5
Impromptu Finals! - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 5
“It was when I realized I needed to stop trying to be somebody else and be myself, I actually started to own, accept, and love what I had.” —Tracee Ellis Ross
"The most important thing one can do for oneself is to become visible, and I think that's something that's true for everyone, whether they're queer or not." - Leslea Newman
"We must fight against the divisions that keep us apart and work towards building a better, more inclusive world." - Gloria Anzaldúa
Speaker 6
Impromptu Finals! - CCCFA State Champs 2023
Speaker 6
“When we’re talking about diversity, it’s not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.” —Ava DuVernay
"The most radical thing any of us can do at this time is to be fully present to what is happening in the world." - Joanna Macy
"The revolution is not just about smashing the systems of oppression, but also about creating new ways of being and living that honor and celebrate difference." - Alok Vaid-Menon