A. Open Impromptu Event Prompts

Round 1 - 10:00am

Speaker 1

Tongue
Boat
Police

Speaker 2

Aircraft
Bed
Beans

Speaker 3

Fish 

Watermelon

Crib 

Speaker 4

Voice
Turkey
Pencil

Speaker 5

Taxi
Chicken
Carpet

Speaker 6

Host
Saxophone
Grandmother

Speaker 7

Water melon
Tea
Crib

Round 2 - 11:15am

Speaker 1

Weakness
energy
motivation

Speaker 2

Luxury
enthusiasm
Restoration

Speaker 3

Idea
Disappointment
Infancy

Speaker 4

Right
Opinion
patriotism

Speaker 5

Service
grace
Divorce

Speaker 6

Surprise
Generation
Customer service

Speaker 7

Tiredness
Liberty
Chaos

Round 3 - 12:15pm

Speaker 1

We desire to bequeath two things to our children. The first one is roots; the other one is wings.
A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground. --Igbo proverb
The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet tall.

Speaker 2

An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
Don't miss opportunities: time doesn't come round again. --Chinese Proverb

Speaker 3

A watched pot never boils.
If you bow at all, bow low. --Chinese Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine.

Speaker 4

The older the fiddle the sweeter the tune. --Irish proverb
May the wind always be at your back. --Irish proverb
Flattery, like perfume, should be smelled but not swallowed.

Speaker 5

If you want to avoid being cheated, ask for prices at three different stores. --Chinese Proverb
Ripe fruit falls by itself - but it doesn't fall in your mouth. --Chinese Proverb
He who cheats the earth will be cheated by the earth. --Chinese Proverb

Speaker 6

Two heads are better than one
The first to arrive is the first to succeed. --Chinese Proverb
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Speaker 7

Earth is the queen of beds.
Make hay while the sun shines.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Finals - 1:30pm

Speaker 1

Protesting is about making history, creating art and protecting future generations.
The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it. --Benjamin Franklin
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

Speaker 2

Sometimes our strengths lie beneath the surface --Moana
No matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it --Mulan
I'm happiest with my family around me. --Amy Winehouse

Speaker 3

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
We had each other. That’s how we won. --Lando Calrissian, The Rise of Skywalker
I like firsts. Good or bad, they’re always memorable. --Ahsoka Tano, The Mandalorian

Speaker 4

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly. --Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. --Hermann Hesse
He who has great power should use it lightly.

Speaker 5

We are all geniuses up to the age of ten. --Aldous Huxley
I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. --Malala Yousafzai
Goodbye may seem forever, farewell is like the end. But in my heart's a memory, and there you'll always be

Speaker 6

Venture outside your comfort zone. The rewards are worth it
Remember that credit is money. --Benjamin Franklin
You manage things; you lead people.

Speaker 7

“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror." --— Rainer Maria Rilke
Nature does nothing in vain. --Aristotle
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age. --Albert Einstein