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