A. College Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 8:00am
Speaker 1
- Suffering isn't ennobling, recovery is. --Christiaan Barnard
- Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human. --Luis Barragan
- Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” – Oscar Wilde
Speaker 2
- The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. --Saint Augustine
- Practice puts brains in your muscles. --Sam Snead
- It's a weird sensation to be mad and learning at the same time. --Jeff Foxworthy
Speaker 3
- They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. --Tom Bodett
- Freedom lies in being bold. --Robert Frost
- “Happiness is a choice. Peace is a state of mind. Both are free!” – Amy Leigh Mercree
Speaker 4
- My everyday beauty routine is always rushed and pretty simple. --Cate Blanchett
- There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. – George Sand
- Who would you want to be giving you advice? Somebody who doesn't have any money? --Suze Orman
Speaker 5
- Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules. --Anna Quindlen
- We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. --John F. Kennedy
- The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. – J. Robert Oppenheimer
Speaker 6
- Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. --Samuel Johnson
- Imagination is more important than knowledge. --Albert Einstein
- What good are fans? You can't eat applause for breakfast. You can't sleep with it. --Bob Dylan
Speaker 7
- There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. --Michel de Montaigne
- The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action. --Orison Swett Marden
- Happiness seems made to be shared. --Pierre Corneille
Round 2 - 9:30am
Speaker 1
- History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. --Ted Koppel
- It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth. --Arthur Balfour
- Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. – Abraham Lincoln
Speaker 2
- Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning yet never arriving at the ideal perfection of truth. --Albert Pike
- To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing. --Fred Durst
- There are no shortcuts in evolution. --Louis D. Brandeis
Speaker 3
- A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. --Samuel Johnson
- Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world. --Grace Paley
- Science never solves a problem without creating ten more. --George Bernard Shaw
Speaker 4
- We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire. --Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory. --Blaise Pascal
- One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Speaker 5
- The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. – James Matthew Barrie
- It's the degree of success and the length of time that is amazing. --Ruth Handler
- Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort. --Epictetus
Speaker 6
- Imagination needs to be fed. --Barbara Januszkiewicz
- The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. --Lucius Annaeus Seneca
- Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. --Ludwig van Beethoven
Speaker 7
- We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society. --Joe Biden
- The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible. --Ray Bradbury
- Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds. --Gordon B. Hinckley
Round 3 - 10:40am
Speaker 1
“Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.” – Tecumseh
“All who have died are equal.” – Comanche Wisdom
“The more you know, the less you need.” – Australian Aboriginal Wisdom
Speaker 2
“If we must die, we die defending our rights.” – Sitting Bull
“Hold on to what is good, Even if it’s a handful of earth.” – Crowfoot
“Health and healing are interwoven, which means that one can’t be separated from the other.” – Dr. Tamara Mackean
Speaker 3
“It does not require many words to speak the truth.” – Chief Joseph
“It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” – Apache Wisdom
“Those who lose dreaming are lost.” – Australian Aboriginal Wisdom
Speaker 4
“Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.” – Black Elk
“When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.” – Chief White Eagle, Ponca
“When the land is taken from us or destroyed, we feel hurt because we belong to the land and we are part of it.” – Djinyini Gondarra
Speaker 5
“He who stands lives; he who sits perishes.” – Māori proverb
“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” – Dakota Wisdom
”May as well be here, we are as where we are.” – Australian ‘Aboriginal Wisdom
Speaker 6
“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.” – Wilma Mankiller
“My journey started with basically seeing the need and knowing that I was able to change my whole community.” – Shanice Appels
“We need a seat at the table … If we’re not at the table, we’re probably on the menu.” ― Roberto Mukaro Borrero
Speaker 7
“Things which do not grow and change are dead things.” – Louise Erdrich
“I believe that the future generation is well protected in the good actions of the present generation.” – Gift Parseen
“Although we are in different boats you in your boat and we in our canoe we share the same river of life.” ― Oren Lyons
Finals - noon
Speaker 1
“Mornings are for coffee and contemplation.” – Jim Hopper
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. Abraham Lincoln
Many hands make light work
Speaker 2
“You shouldn’t like things because people tell you you’re supposed to.” – Jonathan Byers
The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. Mike Murdock
Strike while the iron is hot
Speaker 3
“There’s more to life than stupid boys, you know.” – Max Mayfield
The youth is the hope of our future. Jose Rizal
Don’t judge a book by its cover
Speaker 4
“Being a freak is the best. I’m a freak.” – Jonathan Byers
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. Albert Einstein
Better late than never
Speaker 5
“We’re not even in the game; we’re on the bench.” – Mike Wheeler
Only you can control your future. Dr. Seuss
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you
Speaker 6
“You’re just not nimble enough, but you’ll get there someday.” – Lucas Sinclair
You can never plan the future by the past. Edmund Burke
It’s no use crying over spilled milk
Speaker 7
“People don’t spend their lives trying to look at what’s behind the curtain. They like the curtain. It provides them stability, comfort, and definition.” – Murray Bauman
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. Andrew Carnegie
You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs