Speaker 1

ROUND 1, SPEAKER 1

1. “No is a complete sentence.” – Anne Lamott

2. “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” -Brene Brown

3. “Givers need to set limits because takers rarely do.” -Rachel Wolchin

Speaker 2

ROUND 1, SPEAKER 2

1. "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamott

2. "I still love the people I've loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them." - Uma Thurman

3. "Perfectionism is the highest order of self-abuse." - Ashley Judd

Speaker 3

ROUND 1, SPEAKER 3

1. "Forgiveness is giving up hope that the past could have been any different." - Oprah Winfrey

2.  "For me, success is a state of mind. I feel like success isn't about conquering something; it's about being happy with who you are." - Britney Spears

3. "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us." - Malcom X

Speaker 4

ROUND 1, SPEAKER 4

1. "Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently." - Maya Angelou

2. "We fear our highest possibilities." - Abraham Maslow

3. "You owe it to all of us to get on with what you are good at." - W. H. Auden

Speaker 5

ROUND 1, SPEAKER 5

1. "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou

2. "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." - Plato

3. "You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here." - Max Ehrmann

Speaker 6

ROUND 1, SPEAKER 6

1. "The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln

2. "Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." – Aristotle

3. “The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing." - Socrates

Speaker 1

ROUND 2, SPEAKER 1

A bad workman always blames his tools. – English proverb

Watch the doughnut, and not the hole. – American proverb

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. – Swedish proverb

Speaker 2

ROUND 2, SPEAKER 2

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what a ship is for. – English proverb

Better to wear out than to rust out. – American proverb

Words should be weighed, not counted. – Yiddish proverb

Speaker 3

ROUND 2, SPEAKER 3

A drowning man will clutch a straw. – English proverb

Do good and throw it in the sea. – Arab proverb

A word to the wise is enough. – English proverb

Speaker 4

ROUND 2, SPEAKER 4

It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness. – Chinese proverb

An empty vessel makes much noise. – English proverb

Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.—Ethiopian proverb

Speaker 5

ROUND 2, SPEAKER 5

Don’t cast pearls before swine. – English Proverb

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. – Russian proverb

If you take big paces, you leave big spaces. – Burmese proverb

Speaker 6

ROUND 2, SPEAKER 6

Never test the depth of water with both feet. – English proverb

Good advice is often annoying, bad advice never is. – French proverb

To be willing is only half the task. – Armenian proverb

Speaker 1

FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 1

"Burnout is a way of telling you that your form of activism was perhaps not a very full circle." – Gloria Steinem

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

"Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do." – Betty White

Speaker 2

FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 2

"We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced." – Malala Yousafzai

"Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo – obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other." – Angela Davis

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel

Speaker 3

FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 3

"Give us what belongs to us in peace, and if you don’t give it to us in peace, we will take it by force." – Emma Goldman

"Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world." – Dolores Huerta

"I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey, and I am Tina Fey" -Tina Fey

Speaker 4

FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 4

“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.” – Kurt Cobain

"You have to be secure in yourself to engage and challenge the mainstream." – Anne Poelina

“Protesting is about making history, creating art, and protecting future generations.” – Steven Magee

Speaker 5

FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 5

“Most activism is brought about by us ordinary people.” – Patrica Hill Collins

“Avoiding offense means that we don’t accept each other as equals.” – Ayaan Hirsi Ali

"When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the risk of entering the pain of others." – Sue Monk Kidd

Speaker 6

FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 6

“Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.” – Ovid

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou

“I don’t think there’s any perfect way to protest.” – Megan Rapinoe

Speaker 7

FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 7

"We don't know what enough is, until we have more than enough" -Billie Holliday

"Remember, no effort made to sustain something beautiful is ever lost" -Helen Keller

"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair" -Shirley Chislom