Speaker 1

The forbidden fruit is always the sweetest

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” — George Washington

“Wouldn’t exercise be more fun if calories screamed while you burned them?“ – Bill Murray

Speaker 2

Learn to walk before you run

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.” — George Washington

“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.“ – Lily Tomlin

Speaker 3

Don’t bite off more than you can chew

 “Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” — George Washington

"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it." - Bob Hope

Speaker 4

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

“99% of failures come from people who make excuses.” — George Washington

“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.“ – Kurt Vonnegut

Speaker 5

The squeaky wheel gets the grease

“Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.” — George Washington

"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member." – Groucho Marx

Speaker 6

Birds of a feather flock together

 “A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.” — George Washington

“Doing nothing is very hard to do… you never know when you’re finished.” — Leslie Nielsen

Speaker 7

Those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

“The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” — George Washington

"There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it." ― Mindy Kaling

Speaker 1

"We grow fearless when we do the things we fear." -Robin Sharma.

 "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." -Paulo Coelho, 'The Alchemist'.

"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced." -Vincent Van Gogh.

Speaker 2

"You can't be great if you don't feel great. Make exceptional health your number one priority." -Robin Sharma.

"Impossible is just an opinion." -Paulo Coelho.

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." -Mark Twain.

Speaker 3

"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney.

"If you let your head get too big, it'll break your neck." -Elvis Presley.

"Age is of no importance unless you're a cheese." -Billie Burke.

Speaker 4

"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." -Dalai Lama.

"When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye." -Cathy Guisewite.

"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying." -Oscar Wilde.

Speaker 5

"Whatever you are, be a good one." -Abraham Lincoln.

"The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work." -Oprah Winfrey.

"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it." -Mother Teresa.

Speaker 6

"When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself." -Paulo Coelho, 'Eleven Minutes'.

"The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one." -Oscar Wilde.

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." -Albert Einstein.

Speaker 7

"What defines us is how well we rise after falling." -Lionel, 'Maid In Manhattan'.

"Who, being loved, is poor?" –Oscar Wilde, 

"Do, or do not. There is no try." –Yoda, 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'.

Speaker 1

“Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.” —Horace, ancient Roman poet

“The first happiness of a child is to know that he is loved.” —Don Bosco, clergyman and educator

“The soul is healed by being with children.” —Fyodor Dostoevsky, novelist

Speaker 2

“Children need models rather than critics.” —Joseph Joubert, French moralist

“Children make your life important.” —Erma Bombeck, humorist and author

“Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by children.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Speaker 3

“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hurts.” —Charles Dickens, author

“Every child is born a genius.” —Buckminster Fuller

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” —Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist

Speaker 4

“Old men can make war, but it is children who will make history.” —Ray Merritt, author.

“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” —Oscar Wilde, writer

“Anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me.” —Fred Rogers, children’s television host and producer

Speaker 5

“The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.” —Ray L. Wilbur, doctor and politician

“Children have one kind of silliness, as you know, and grown-ups have another kind.” —C.S. Lewis.

“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” —John F. Kennedy, former U.S. president

Speaker 6

“My children are the reason I laugh, smile, and want to get up every morning.” —Gena Lee Nolin, actress and model

“Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn’t music.” —William E. Stafford

“Children see magic because they look for it.” —Christopher Moore, author

Speaker 7

“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” —C.S. Lewis, author

“We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open.” —Harry Edwards, sociologist, activist, and author. 

“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.” —Abigail Van Buren, “Dear Abby” advice columnist