Speaker 1

I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not. – Joan Jett

Seek liberation from constraints; freedom fuels creativity. – Raye

Acknowledge your vulnerabilities; they are part of your hero's journey. – Jacob Collier 

Speaker 2

Navigate challenges lightly; resilience is found in flexibility. – Sabrina Carpenter in “Feather”

Face adversity with grace; strength is forged in struggle. – Beyoncé

The idea of perfection is overrated. I want to create something that feels real, even if it’s imperfect. – Charlie XCX

Speaker 3

I love being a rock star, but I’ll never forget where I came from. — Pink

Cherish genuine connections; authenticity fosters true bonds. – Teddy Swims

I didn’t have anybody, really, no foundation in life. So I had to pick myself up and get on with it, and dust myself off, and start again. — Tina Turner

Speaker 4

You can’t control the storms, but you can dance in the rain. – Shakira

Embrace moments of pause; reflection brings clarity. – Benson Boone

Confront your demons; growth begins at the edge of discomfort. – Doechii 

Speaker 5

Giving up doesn't always mean you're weak, sometimes you're just strong enough to let go. – Taylor Swift

Wishing others well doesn't diminish our own journey; instead, it enriches the collective experience. – Chappell Roan

Reinvent yourself boldly; evolution is the essence of artistry. – André 3000 

Speaker 6

Blend influences fearlessly; diversity enriches artistry. - Khruangbin

Stand firm in your convictions; authenticity commands respect. – Kendrick Lamar

A lot of people don’t say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want. — Madonna

Speaker 1

My mother always used to say, “The older you get, the better you get. Unless you’re a banana. – Betty White

I want people to realize it's OK to make mistakes, it's OK to fall down. Get up, look sickening, and make them eat it! – Latrice Royale.

A day without laughter is a day wasted. — Charlie Chaplin

Speaker 2

Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right – Oprah Winfrey

The only thing wrong with me was that I thought there was something wrong with me. – Courtney Act.

You can’t stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh. — Jay Leno

Speaker 3

There’s no making it, You just have to keep going and can’t rest on your laurels. –  Nicola Coughlan

I kind of have this mentality that says, ‘everything will work out in the end. And if it’s not working out, it’s not the end. – Bob The Drag Queen.

Laughter is an instant vacation. — Milton Berle

Speaker 4

The world is not such a large place, and we have more in common with one another than we might think. – Donna Langley

Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.— Anonymous

True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” – Oprah Winfrey

Speaker 5

When you are dealing with people judging what you do, you just have to let it roll off like water off a duck's back. – Jinkx Monsoon.

There are easier things in life than being a drag queen. But I ain't got no choice. Try as I may, I just can't walk in flats. – Harvey Fierstein.

Laughter is the closest distance between two people. — Victor Borge

Speaker 6

I have a very young outlook. I don't think you know how much you can do until you try. – Chita Rivera

Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand. — Mark Twain

You can get excited about the future. The past won’t mind. – Hillary DePaino

Speaker 1

Fly like you, not like them. – The Wild Robot

The truth is out there, but so are lies. The truth might hurt, but it's the only thing that matters. – Dana Scully, X Files

I promise you there is something worse out there than being sad, and that's being alone and being sad. Ain't no one in this room alone. – Ted Lasso

Speaker 2

Some people are worth melting for. – Frozen

If you care about someone, and you got a little love in your heart, there ain't nothing you can't get through together. – Ted Lasso

To win at life and to win in this competition, you have to be willing to die a thousand deaths and be reborn a thousand times. – RuPaul

Speaker 3

The only way to get what you want in this world is through hard work. – The Princess and the Frog

I do love a locker room. It smells like potential. – Ted Lasso

You may not get the role you auditioned for, but make a lasting impression and they'll remember you for something else later. – RuPaul

Speaker 4

Giving up is for rookies. – Hercules

There's two buttons I never like to hit: that's panic and snooze. – Ted Lasso

Pity doesn’t get you aid. Admiration at your refusal to give it does. – Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games

Speaker 5

Today is a good day to try. – The Hunchback of Notre Dame

I think that you might be so sure that you're one in a million, that sometimes you forget that out there you're just one in 11. – Ted Lasso

I know my value. Anyone else’s opinion doesn’t really matter. – Peggy Carter, Captain America

Speaker 6

Just because it’s what’s done, doesn’t mean it’s what should be done. – Cinderella

Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn't it? If you're comfortable while you're doing it, you're probably doing it wrong. – Ted Lasso

If there was only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery and therefore no need for faith. – Conclave

Speaker 1

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. – John A. Shedd

A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind. – Webb Chiles

Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made, for somewhere deep in their oaken hearts the soul of a song is laid. – Robert N. Rose

Speaker 2

You haven’t lived until you’ve sailed. – David Sedaris

The wind and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator. – Edmund Gibbon

To reach a port we must set sail – Sail, not tie at anchor. Sail, not drift. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Speaker 3

I wanted freedom, open air and adventure. I found it on the sea. – Alaine Gerbault

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

No literature is richer than that of the sea. No story is more enthralling, no tradition is more secure. – Felix Riesenberg

Speaker 4

The sea hates a coward. – Eugene O’Neill

One that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea. – Dr Thomas Fuller

The sea is the same as it has been since before man existed, and yet it is always changing. It is both the eternal and the ephemeral, the infinite and the finite.
– Jean-Paul Sartre

Speaker 5

A bad day sailing is 100 times better than a good day at work. – Anonymous

The cure for anything is saltwater – sweat, tears, or the sea. – Isak Dinesen

To be lost at sea is to be freed from the illusion of control, to embrace the chaos that is at the heart of existence. – Michel Foucault

Speaker 6

To be successful at sea we must keep things simple. – Pete Culler

The art of the sailor is to leave nothing to chance. – Annie Van De Wiele

The sea is an element that does not care about man, and in this indifference it teaches the great lesson of humility. – Albert Einstein

Speaker 1

The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. — Edward W. Howe

One can acquire everything in solitude except character. — Stendhal

We are the Dead. Our only true life is in the future. — George Orwell

Speaker 2

I think I am better than the people who are trying to reform me. — Edward W. Howe

There is no safety this side of the grave. — Philip K. Dick

Time, which sees all things, has found you out. — Sophocles

Speaker 3

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. — Isaac Asimov

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov

Happiness is the most insidious prison of all. — Alan Moore

Speaker 4

We are all of us wandering about in a foggy void, trying to keep our balance and not fall off some edge into nothingness. — Arthur C. Clarke

We are rarely proud when we are alone. — Voltaire

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us. — Franz Kafka

Speaker 5

A person is not like a thing that you put down in one place and expect it to stay there. People move, change, grow. — Octavia Butler

Logic is like the sword. — Samuel Butler

The map is not the territory. — Alfred Korzybski

Speaker 6

Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start. — Edward W. Howe

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present. --Marcus Aurelius

I will show you fear in a handful of dust. – T.S. Eliot