B. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1B - 9:15
Section 1
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. | African Proverb
Fall seven times, stand up eight. | Japanese Proverb
Section 2
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. | Swedish Proverb
Words should be weighed, not counted. | Yiddish Proverb
Section 3
If you can’t live longer, live deeper. | Italian Proverb
Where love reigns, the impossible may be attained. | Indian Proverb
Section 4
A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning. | Kenyan Proverb
He who does not travel, does not know the value of men. | Moorish Proverb
Section 5
The most beautiful fig may contain a worm. | Zulu Proverb
Change yourself and fortune will change. | Portuguese Proverb
Section 6
Who begins too much accomplishes little. | German Proverb
There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. | Russian Proverb
Round 2B - 1:30
Section 1
Do not wait for someone else to come and speak for you. It’s you who can change the world.
--Malala Yousafzai
Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak. Sometimes you’re just strong enough to let go.
--Taylor Swift
Section 2
If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It’s much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.
--Grace Hopper
Women are the real architects of Society. –Harriet Beecher Stowe
Section 3
If You want your life to be fulfilling, you have to believe in yourself. Put yourself out there and be thrilling, never be someone else. –Julie Herbert
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. –Sally Berger
Section 4
A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence. –Sonia Sotomayor
Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from. –Jodie Foster
Section 5
The earlier you learn that you should focus on what you have, and not obsess about what you don’t have, the happier you will be. –Amy Poehler
Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. –Ruth Gordon
Section 6
The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves. –Barbara Corcoran
Beware of monotony: it’s the mother of all the deadly sins. –Edith Wharton
IMP, POE, ADS, INF 4:30
Section 1
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. –Rosalynn Carter
Truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it, ignorance may deride it, malice may distort it, but there it is. –Winston Churchill