B. Novice Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 10:45
Speaker 1
SPEAKER 1
Beauty in not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. -- Kahlil Gibran
Learn to think continentally. -- Alexander Hamilton
As you think, so shall you become. -- Bruce Lee
Speaker 2
SPEAKER 2
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. -- Kahlil Gibran
I think the first duty of society is justice. -- Alexander Hamilton
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. -- Bruce LeeSpeaker 3
SPEAKER 3
One may not reach the dawn save by the path of the night. -- Kahlil Gibran
Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal. -- Alexander Hamilton
If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of. -- Bruce LeeSpeaker 4
SPEAKER 4
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. -- Kahlil Gibran
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. -- Alexander Hamilton
Circumstances hell! I make circumstances! -- Bruce LeeSpeaker 5
SPEAKER 5
Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge. -- Kahlil Gibran
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. -- Alexander Hamilton
Obey the principles without being bound by them. -- Bruce LeeSpeaker 6
SPEAKER 6
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.. -- Kahlil Gibran
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. -- Alexander HamiltonNotice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. -- Bruce Lee
Speaker 7
SPEAKER 7
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. -- Kahlil Gibran
We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided. -- Alexander Hamilton
Faith is a state of mind that can be conditioned through self-discipline. -- Bruce Lee
Round 2 - 2:00
Speaker 1
SPEAKER 1
Friends show their love in times of trouble... -- Euripides
I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way. -- Carl Sandberg
Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now. -- Bob DylanSpeaker 2
SPEAKER 2
Cleverness is not wisdom. -- Euripides
A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on. -- Carl Sandberg
Basically you have to suppress your own ambitions in order to be who you need to be. -- Bob DylanSpeaker 3
SPEAKER 3
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. -- Euripides
The scholars and poets of an earlier time can be read only with a dictionary to help. -- Carl Sandberg
But even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked. -- Bob DylanSpeaker 4
SPEAKER 4
A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger. -- Euripides
Nothing happens unless first a dream. -- Carl Sandberg
Chaos is a friend of mine. -- Bob DylanSpeaker 5
SPEAKER 5
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. -- Euripides
The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something. -- Carl Sandberg
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. -- Bob DylanSpeaker 6
SPEAKER 6
Much effort, much prosperity. -- EuripidesThere is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud. -- Carl Sandberg
No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky. -- Bob DylanSpeaker 7
SPEAKER 7
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity. -- EuripidesTime is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you. -- Carl Sandberg
Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them. -- Bob Dylan
Finals - 5:15
Speaker 1
SPEAKER 1
Exact words are hard to live by. -- Mike, The Brady Bunch
More is lost by indecision than by wrong decision. -- Carmela Soprano, The Sopranos
Friends don't lie. -- Eleven, Stranger ThingsSpeaker 2
SPEAKER 2
I’m not a snitcher; I just tell it like it is. -- Cindy, The Brady Bunch
Other people’s definitions of you, sometimes they’re more about making themselves feel better. You gotta define yourself -- Christopher Moltisanti, The Sopranos
Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world. --Jonathan, Stranger ThingsSpeaker 3
SPEAKER 3
Mom always says not to play ball in the house. -- Bobby, The Brady Bunch
Genetic predispositions are only that: predispositions. It’s not a destiny written in stone. People have choices.
-- Dr. Melfi, The Sopranos
Ask for forgiveness, not permission. -- Nancy, Stranger ThingsSpeaker 4
SPEAKER 4
Lovely, lovely. Isn’t it just absolutely lovely? -- Jan, The Brady BunchThose who want respect, give respect. -- Tony Soprano, The Sopranos
If you believe in this story... Finish it -- Mrs. Wheeler, Stranger Things
Speaker 5
SPEAKER 5
I’d like to buy a wig, please. -- Jan, The Brady Bunch
Teddy Roosevelt once gave an entire speech with a bullet lodged in his chest. Some things are just a matter of duty.
-- Junior Soprano, The Sopranos
You keep trying things on until something feels like you -- Max, Stranger ThingsSpeaker 6
SPEAKER 6
You shouldn't put down a loser, Cindy, because you might be one yourself someday.
-- Carol, The Brady Bunch
Hope comes in many forms. -- Dr. Melfi, The Sopranos
Yeah, the real world sucks, deal with it like the rest of us. -- Jonathan, Stranger ThingsSpeaker 7
SPEAKER 7
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! -- Jan, The Brady Bunch
There’s no chemical solution to a spiritual problem. -- Christopher Moltisanti, The Sopranos
Once you open up that curiosity door, anything is possible. -- Mr. Clarke, Stranger Things