J. Elementary Impromptu Event Prompts

Round G3/J1

  1. Speaker 1


    Rabbit
    Ship
    Lighter

  2. Speaker 2


    Boy
    Police
    Ears

  3. Speaker 3


    Luggage
    Mobile
    Antlers

  4. Speaker 4


    Mouth
    Owl
    Car

  5. Speaker 5


    Villa
    Crow
    Aunt

  6. Speaker 6


    Cane
    Brother
    Wrist

  7. Speaker 7


    Palm
    Detective
    Children

Elim 1: A/B - Prelim 2: J

  1. Speaker 1


    Care
    Ego
    Idea

  2. Speaker 2


    Gossip
    Philosophy
    Elegance

  3. Speaker 3


    improvement
    Silliness
    Contentment

  4. Speaker 4


    Courage
    Fashion
    Fragility

  5. Speaker 5


    reason
    artistry
    Movement

  6. Speaker 6


    Advantage
    Unreality
    Slavery

  7. Speaker 7


    Faith
    self-discipline
    Belief

Elim 1: E/F - Prelim 3: J

  1. Speaker 1


    A penny saved is a penny earned.
    A clever person turns great troubles into little ones, and little ones into none at all. --Chinese Proverb
    Do not look where you feel. Look where you slipped. --African Proverb

  2. Speaker 2


    Barking dogs seldom bite.
    A needle is not sharp at both ends. --Chinese Proverb
    It’s better to lose the battle and win the war.

  3. Speaker 3


    A workman never blames his tools.
    Least said, soonest mended.
    Out of sight, out of mind

  4. Speaker 4


    Beggars can’t be choosers.
    Fortune favors the brave.
    The food which is prepared has no master. --Malagasy proverb

  5. Speaker 5


    It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze a meter deep. --Chinese Proverb
    Better to wear out rather rust out.
    Fall seven times; stand up eight.

  6. Speaker 6


    If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
    A flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea. --Kenyan proverb
    Curiosity killed the cat

  7. Speaker 7


    When children travel far, mothers worry. --Chinese Proverb
    Ripe fruit falls by itself - but it doesn't fall in your mouth. --Chinese Proverb
    Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. --Chinese Proverb

Elim 1 - G/J

  1. Speaker 1


    When I discover who I am, I'll be free.
    “When you feel like quitting: think about why you started.” --— Corey Borner
    I remember daddy told me 'Fairytales can come true'. But you've got to make them happen, it all depends on you

  2. Speaker 2


    Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. --Benjamin Franklin
    You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think
    Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

  3. Speaker 3


    Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
    You can't outrun destiny just because you're terrified of it. --Yennefer of Vengerberg
    If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

  4. Speaker 4


    Strike me down in anger and I’ll always be with you. Just like your father. --Luke Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
    To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now. --Fred Rogers
    You can think about things and make believe. All you have to do is think and they'll grow. --Fred Rogers

  5. Speaker 5


    I am not naive enough to believe that voting is the only way to bring about transformation change, just as I know that protest alone is not the sole solution to the challenges we face. --DeRay Mckesson
    It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. --Benjamin Franklin
    I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody. --Barack Obama

  6. Speaker 6


    To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult. --Friedrich Nietzsche
    We have freedom of speech. We are able to hold hands in protest and stand up for what we believe in and have people hear what you have to say.
    Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed too severe, seldom executed. --Benjamin Franklin

  7. Speaker 7


    One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. --Arthur Ashe
    Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
    The secret to humor is surprise. --Aristotle

Elim 2: C/D/J

  1. Speaker 1


    You rarely have time for everything you want in this life, so you need to make choices. And hopefully your choices can come from a deep sense of who you are. --Fred Rogers
    After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. --Aldous Huxley
    A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

  2. Speaker 2


    Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. --Bill Gates
    Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. --John F. Kennedy
    You ultimately decide, every day, whether or not your life will speak on behalf of the oppressed, or remain an inaudible but decisive tool for the status quo. --Lisa Kemmerer

  3. Speaker 3


    He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees. --Benjamin Franklin
    Learning something new is fun. --Alex Trebek
    Because it’s not worth winning if you can’t win big

  4. Speaker 4


    Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
    Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives. --Dwight D. Eisenhower
    It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless. --Giacomo Casanova

  5. Speaker 5


    I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship. --Aeschylus
    Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand. --General Colin Powell
    Remember who you are

  6. Speaker 6


    All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world. --Benjamin Franklin
    Imagination is more important than knowledge. --Albert Einstein
    I have learned over the years that when one’s mind s made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

  7. Speaker 7


    Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. --Aristotle
    “Be it remembered, that liberty must at all hazards be supported.” --— John Adams
    Sometimes we must let go of our pride and do what is requested of us. --Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones