Speaker 1

“To teach that a comparatively few men are responsible for the greatest forward steps of mankind is the worst sort of nonsense.” --— Henry Ford
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.
Things do not change. We change. --Henry David Thoreau

Speaker 2

I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results. --Alfred Nobel
"Soon it is going to rain and my roses will drown.” --— Reinaldo Arenas
I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy --Finding Nemo

Speaker 3

Friendship is essentially a partnership. --Aristotle
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' --Eleanor Roosevelt
The secret in education lies in respecting the student.

Speaker 4

All men by nature desire knowledge. --Aristotle
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. --Abraham Lincoln
"When a bubble's gone, you don't see it anymore with your eyes. And when an opera is over, you don't hear it anymore with your ears. But you can remember it, and you’ll always have them with you in your memory.” --— Fred Rogers

Speaker 5

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. --Antisthenes
I drink and I know things. --Tyrion Lannister
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. --Albert Einstein

Speaker 6

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history. --Aldous Huxley
"On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.” --— Peter Steiner
"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don't ever apologize for anything.” --— Harry S. Truman

Speaker 7

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. --Benjamin Franklin
Get busy living or get busy dying.
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

Speaker 1

Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector.
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm. --Aldous Huxley
"Shallow men believe in luck or circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect. --— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Speaker 2

"In 7th grade, who you are is what other 7th graders say you are. The funny thing is it’s hard to remember the names of kids you spent so much time trying to impress.” --— Todd Langen, writer for The Wonder Years
“You can't get good at anything unless you do it day in and day out, over and over.” --— Steven Soderbergh
The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but that this humiliation is seen by everyone, --Milan Kundera

Speaker 3

Observe all men, thyself most. --Benjamin Franklin
The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse. --Jackie Kennedy
You come at the king, you best not miss.

Speaker 4

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. --Anne Fran
However great your dedication, you never win anything on your own

Speaker 5

"Never, ever use ‘like' or 'you know' unless Shakespeare would have felt the need to.” --— Imogen Lloyd Webber
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. --Lao Tzu
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man. --Alexander Hamilton

Speaker 6

Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it. --C. Joy Bell
“The safest way to make laws respected is to make them respectable.” --— Frédéric Bastiat
Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. --Benjamin Franklin

Speaker 7

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. --Dee Dee Myers
The only way to get what you want in this world is through hard work

Speaker 1

Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
Beware the hobby that eats. --Benjamin Franklin
“Ridicule educates observers. […] The goal is not to educate the recipient of the ridicule.” --— Ian Miles Cheong

Speaker 2

We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it. --Alice Walker
“The dumber you are, the less aware you are… Most people don’t know. Most people don’t care. Most people don’t care to know." --— Adam Carolla
“There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal.” --— Friedrich Hayek

Speaker 3

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. --Confucius
"If you're going to be a tourist, be a respectful one." --— Ben Folds
“Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.” --— James Allen

Speaker 4

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
In the long run, there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one’s position, state it bravely and then act boldly. --Eleanor Roosevelt

Speaker 5

"Intellectuals can [be] ready to explain the behaviours of the whole world, but not […] their own situation. As though they alone were beyond the pull of motives.” --— Norman Geras
You do things when the opportunities come along. I’ve had periods in my life when I’ve had a bundle of ideas come along, and I’ve had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I’ll do something. If not, I won’t do a damn thing.
"There are simply two kinds of music, good and the other kind.” --— Duke Ellington

Speaker 6

We hold that each man is the best judge of his own interest. --John Adams
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. --Andrew Carnegie
Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do.

Speaker 7

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality. --Jonas Salk
"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in the case of conflict, the man before the dollar.” --— Abraham Lincoln
“One reason people go to mass rallies is to become stupider and surer of themselves than they are when they’re alone.” --— Tim Kreider

Speaker 1

A right is not what someone gives you; it’s what no one can take from you.
You can make your own son or daughter one of a kind if you have the time and will to do so; school can only make them part of a hive, herd or anthill. --John Taylor Gatto
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. --General George Patton

Speaker 2

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. --Edward Abbey
It’s not so important who starts the game, but who finishes it. --John Wooden
All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. --Blaise Pascal

Speaker 3

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. --Benjamin Franklin
Rebellions are built on hope. --Jyn, Rogue One
Well done is better than well said. --Benjamin Franklin

Speaker 4

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive." --— C.S. Lewis
The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up --Dumbo
No justice movement in history would have been successful if it had tailored its language to the oppressors. --Alex J. O’Connor

Speaker 5

You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages. --Michelle Obama
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. --George Bernard Shaw
“Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.” --— Elbert Hubbard

Speaker 6

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. --Maya Angelou (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
Being dead is like being stupid: it's only painful for others.
Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today. --Abraham Lincoln

Speaker 7

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. --— Ephesians 6:12
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” --— Benjamin Franklin
"The audience loves a slow thinker.” --— Buster Keaton

Speaker 1

A right is not what someone gives you; it’s what no one can take from you.
You can make your own son or daughter one of a kind if you have the time and will to do so; school can only make them part of a hive, herd or anthill. --John Taylor Gatto
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. --General George Patton

Speaker 2

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. --Edward Abbey
It’s not so important who starts the game, but who finishes it. --John Wooden
All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. --Blaise Pascal

Speaker 3

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. --Benjamin Franklin
Rebellions are built on hope. --Jyn, Rogue One
Well done is better than well said. --Benjamin Franklin

Speaker 4

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive." --— C.S. Lewis
The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up --Dumbo
No justice movement in history would have been successful if it had tailored its language to the oppressors. --Alex J. O’Connor

Speaker 5

You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages. --Michelle Obama
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. --George Bernard Shaw
“Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.” --— Elbert Hubbard

Speaker 6

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. --Maya Angelou (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
Being dead is like being stupid: it's only painful for others.
Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today. --Abraham Lincoln

Speaker 7

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. --— Ephesians 6:12
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” --— Benjamin Franklin
"The audience loves a slow thinker.” --— Buster Keaton