A. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1A 9:00am
Speaker 1
“I feel like I am a drag queen.”– Maya Rudolph.
“I quite love sequins; I think it’s the drag queen in me.”– Sienna Miller.
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.
Speaker 2
“Drag queen is gender like no other, and with practice, I'd learned to rise to it.”– Kate Bornstein.
“That is the key to navigating this life—don’t take it too seriously. That’s when the party begins.”– RuPaul.
“It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise, I'd be a drag queen.” – Dolly Parton
Speaker 3
“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.
“The only thing wrong with me was that I thought there was something wrong with me.” – Courtney Act.
“I'm not going to panic because I don't do that anymore. It's going to be okay.”– Katya.
Speaker 4
“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.
“Is Beyoncé scared of Britney? Then Bob ain't scared of Derrick.”– Bob The Drag Queen.
“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 5
“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.
“Sure, my childhood was unusual. All these eccentric, wild people frequented our home: rock stars, drag queens, models, bikers, freaks. But I was not this little rich girl. My mom and I lived in an apartment.” – Liv Tyler.
“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.
Speaker 6
“It looks like she went into Claire’s Boutique, fell on a sale rack, and said, ‘I’ll take it!'” – Bianca Del Rio
“She was the one backstabbing me behind my back.”– Alyssa Edwards
“You’re perfect, you’re beautiful, you look like Eva Evangelista, you’re a model…” – Aja
Round 2A 10:15am
Speaker 1
"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
"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 feel like we fell out of the lucky tree and hit every branch on the way down, ended up in a pool of cash and Sour Patch Kids." Ted Lasso
Speaker 2
"As the man once said, the harder you work, the luckier you get." Ted Lasso
"It's just a group of people who care, Roy. Not unlike folks at a hip-hop concert whose hands are not in the air." Ted Lasso
"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
Speaker 3
"I do love a locker room. It smells like potential." Ted Lasso
“Your body is like day-old rice. If it ain't warmed up properly, something real bad could happen." Ted Lasso
"Ice cream is the best. It's kinda like seeing Billy Joel perform live. Never disappoints." Ted Lasso
Speaker 4
"I always thought tea was going to taste like hot brown water. And do you know what? I was right." Ted Lasso
"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
"There's two buttons I never like to hit: that's panic and snooze." Ted Lasso
Speaker 5
"If that's a joke, I love it. If not, can't wait to unpack that with you later." Ted Lasso
"I believe in Communism. Rom-communism, that is. If Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan can go through some heartfelt struggles and still end up happy, then so can we." Ted Lasso
"If God would have wanted games to end in a tie, she wouldn't have invented numbers." Ted Lasso
Speaker 6
"If the Internet has taught us anything, it's that sometimes it's easier to speak our minds anonymously." Ted Lasso
"I've never been embarrassed about having streaks in my drawers. You know, it's all part of growing up." Ted Lasso
"Our goal is to go out like Willie Nelson — on a high!" Ted Lasso
Round 3A 3:30pm
Speaker 1
“Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.” Betty White
I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring. – David Bowie
“Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.”—Edward W. Howe
Speaker 2
About being called a “legend:” “I just laugh. Have I got them fooled.” Betty White
You can get excited about the future. The past won’t mind. Hillary DePaino
“The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.”—Edward W. Howe
Speaker 3
“My answer to anything under the sun, like ‘What have you not done in the business that you’ve always wanted to do?’ is ‘Robert Redford’.” Betty White
Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start. Nido Qubein
“It takes 15,000 casualties to train a major general.”—Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Speaker 4
“I not only knew Houdini, but we had a very lovely relationship … I really thought we had something going, and then the son of a gun disappeared.” Betty White
No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again. – Buddha
“Logic is like the sword.”—Samuel Butler
Speaker 5
“My mother always used to say, “The older you get, the better you get. Unless you’re a banana.” Betty White
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. – Michael Altshuler
“I think I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.”—Edward W. Howe
Speaker 6
“I just make it my business to get along with people so I can have fun. It’s that simple.” Betty White
New year is the glittering light to brighten the dream-lined pathway of future. – Munia Khan
“One can acquire everything in solitude except character.”—Stendhal
Speaker 7
“I may be a senior, but so what? I’m still hot.” Betty White
Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right – Oprah Winfrey
“We are rarely proud when we are alone.”—Voltaire
Speaker 8
Don’t try to be young, just open your mind. – Betty White
True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” – Oprah Winfrey
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Kelly Clarkson