D. Elementary Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 3

  1. Speaker 1


    If you want peace, prepare for war.
    If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
    Pen is mightier than the sword

  2. Speaker 2


    It’s better to be safe than sorry
    Use it or lose it.
    The early bird gets the worm

  3. Speaker 3


    The first to arrive is the first to succeed. --Chinese Proverb
    Where water is the boss, there the land must obey. --African proverb
    It's better to walk thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. --Chinese Proverb

  4. Speaker 4


    It is part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it.
    A wise man makes his own decisions, but an ignorant man mindlessly follows the crowd. --Chinese Proverb
    I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet. --Chinese Proverb

  5. Speaker 5


    Among the blind, one-eyed man is king.
    A smile will gain you ten more years of life. --Chinese Proverb
    Even a hare will bite when it is cornered. --Chinese Proverb

  6. Speaker 6


    Earth is the queen of beds.
    An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
    The early bird catches the worm

  7. Speaker 7


    There are two kinds of perfect people: those who are dead, and those who have not been born yet. --Chinese Proverb
    Early bird catches the worm
    Grief divided is made lighter.

Round 2

  1. Speaker 1


    Hurt
    improvement
    Sensitivity

  2. Speaker 2


    Service
    Self-control
    imagination

  3. Speaker 3


    Argument
    patriotism
    Rhythm

  4. Speaker 4


    Life
    redemption
    Hope

  5. Speaker 5


    truth
    Shock
    Laughter

  6. Speaker 6


    Unemployment
    Curiosity
    romance

  7. Speaker 7


    Gain
    Right
    Opinion

Round 1

  1. Speaker 1


    Uncle
    Jacket
    Buffalo

  2. Speaker 2


    Parrot
    Shampoo
    Water

  3. Speaker 3


    Teen
    Stairs
    Cap

  4. Speaker 4


    Notebook
    Panda
    Crib

  5. Speaker 5


    Glasses
    Bed
    Hair

  6. Speaker 6


    Pharmacist
    Bus stop
    Fish

Elim 1

  1. Speaker 1


    “Better that many guilty persons escape unpunished than one innocent person should be punished.” --— John Adams
    "Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children." --— Malcolm X
    There’s always a bigger fish.

  2. Speaker 2


    In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate. --Isaac Asimov
    The only limit is your imagination --Big Hero 6
    If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.

  3. Speaker 3


    Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
    The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason. --Benjamin Franklin
    Whatever success I've had, I always like to top it. --Bernie Mac

  4. Speaker 4


    Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be. --Alice Walker
    The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. --Mahatma Gandhi
    “You're supposed to expand your mind to fit the art, you're not supposed to chop the art down to fit your mind." --— Steven Soderbergh

  5. Speaker 5


    I don't care about the money. I care about the game.
    Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
    Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. --Aristotle

  6. Speaker 6


    I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning. --Benjamin Franklin
    “I hope we never find life on another planet because if we do there's no doubt that the United States will start sending them money!” --— Donald Trump
    Life is a harsh sentence to lay down for yourself

  7. Speaker 7


    Avoiding offense means that we don’t accept each other as equals. --Ayaan Hirsi Ali
    Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. --Abraham Lincoln
    Marriage is a gamble, let's be honest.