Speaker 1

1.  “Sometimes not speaking says more than all the words in the world.”  (Colleen Hoover)

2.  “To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.”  (Andre Malraux)

3.  “I’m not quite sure what freedom is, but I know damn well what it ain’t.”  (Assata Shakur)

Speaker 2

1.  “Trust your mind when it says that it has nothing much to say.”  (Michael Johnson) 

2.  “The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.”  (W.E.B. Du Bois)

3.  “Never compete with someone who has nothing to lose.”  (Baltasar Gracian)

Speaker 3

1.  “You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served.”  (Nina Simone)

2.  “When you focus on your enemies, you are ignoring your allies.”  (Stacey Abrams)

3.  “To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”  (Nelson Mandela)

Speaker 4

1.  “One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can’t utter.”  (James Earl Jones)

2.  “You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”  (Malcolm X)

3.  “The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”  (Willie Nelson)

Speaker 5

1.  “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.”  (Abraham Heschel)

2.  “Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.”  (Jiddu Krishnamurti)

3.  “What you do teaches faster, and has a lasting impression, far beyond what you say.”  (T. F. Hodge)

Speaker 6

1.  “In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.”  (Thurgood Marshall)

2.  “If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month, then I must not doing my job as a scientist.”  (Neil deGrasse Tyson)

3.  “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”  (John Maxwell)

Speaker 1

1.  “We have to let go of our traveling mentality and Be Here Now.”  (Armistead Maupin)

2.  “I love to lose myself in other men’s minds.”  (Charles Lamb)

3.  “Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.”  (Buckle)

Speaker 2

1.  “Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections.”  (Katherine Paterson)

2.  “People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.”  (Anne Tyler)

3.  “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”  (Unknown)

Speaker 3

1.  “Equality is the result of human organization.  We are not born equal.”  (Hannah Arendt)

2.  “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”  (Mother Theresa)

3.  “The really happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery even when on a detour.”  (Unknown)

Speaker 4

1.  “Let him who desires peace… prepare for war.”  (Flavius Renatus)

2.  “Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.”  (Alice Meynell)

3.  “Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.”  (Lawana Blackwell)

Speaker 5

1.  “Old people dwell on unfinished business.  It’s tiresome.  No point in it whatsoever.”  (Armistead Maupin)

2.  “Impatience is the mental disease of the present generation.”  (Dr. Samuel Johnson)

3.  “A man’s worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.”  (Aldous Huxley)

Speaker 6

1.  “This was the great perk of being loved:  someone to wait for you, someone to tell you that it will get easier up ahead.  Even when it might not be true.”  (Armistead Maupin)

2.  “Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world.”  (Carlyle)

3.  “The public mind is educated quickly by events – slowly by arguments.”  (New York World)

Speaker 1

 “A long time ago I asked myself, ‘Do I want to be right, or do I want to be kind?’. I opted for kind.” ―   Jane Lynch

“If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” – Zanele Muholi

“Nature made a mistake, which I have corrected.” – Christine Jorgensen

Speaker 2

“My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.” – Audre Lorde

“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” – Bayard Rustin

“Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.” – Jason Collins

Speaker 3

People who don’t get you aren’t worthy of your fabulousness. — Meg Burik

“The day we stop resisting our instincts, we’ll have learned how to live.” – Federico Garcia Lorca

Take up space. Today and every day. — Mercedes Lucero

Speaker 4

“We are powerful because we have survived.” — Audre Lorde

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” — Brené Brown

“To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act, and I think more and more people should try it.” — Lena Waithe

Speaker 5

“There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” ‍— Chris Colfer

“No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.” — Alice Walker

“Even if you're not ready to live at your full volume, turn it up halfway and get there.” — Bobby Berk

Speaker 6

“You never completely have your rights, until all have rights.” — Marsha P. Johnson

“There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own.”  –  Larry Kramer

“You look ridiculous if you dance. You look ridiculous if you don’t dance. So, you might as well dance.”  —  Gertrude Stein 

Speaker 7

“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted.” ―Christine Caine

“Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits.” ―Unknown

“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.” ―Unknown

Speaker 1

1.  “There is no sense in knowing the cause if you cannot correct the effects.”  (James Kirkwood)

2.  “You must have a working supposition.  You must set out to prove or disprove something.”  (Alexander McCall Smith)

3.  “Dead folks talk just as much as live folks.  It’s just that most folks can’t hear them.”  (Tamar Myers)

Speaker 2

1.  “Get out of whatever rut you’re in, before it’s too late.”  (James Kirkwood)

2.  “Information is what we deal in.  That is our job.”  (Alexander McCall Smith)

3.  “I find it hard to believe in magic.  Still, there are enough stories out there to make one wonder.”  (Tamar Myers)

Speaker 3

1.  “Tell the truth and nobody believes you.”  (James Kirkwood)

2.  “The future is always interesting.  But not as interesting as the past.”  (Alexander McCall Smith)

3.  “People don’t have much time for self-loathing.”  (Tamar Myers)

Speaker 4

1.  “We ask ourselves what we are going to do, but what we have already done is more than enough to cope with.”  (James Kirkwood)

2.  “Our job is to help people in need.”  (Alexander McCall Smith)

3.  “I don’t take no for an answer.”  (Tamar Myers)

Speaker 5

1.  “It’s not running the race or playing the game that counts – it’s winning.”  (James Kirkwood)

2.  “It is very important to have good brakes.”  (Alexander McCall Smith)

3.  “We all be crazy.”  (Tamar Myers) 

Speaker 6

1.  “The proportion of certified idiots in the world is on the rise.”  (James Kirkwood)

2.  “Every story has two sides.”  (Alexander McCall Smith)

3.  “Just once before I die, I’d like to get something for nothing.”  (Tamar Myers)

Speaker 7

1.  “Some miracles might be too much to handle.”  (James Kirkwood)

2.  “The ability to understand the hopes and aspirations of another is the beginning of all morality.”  (Alexander McCall Smith)

3. “There’s no need to bring up the past.”  (Tamar Myers)

Speaker 8

1.  “All things are not equal.”  (Armistead Maupin)

2.  “Precedent is the terror of second-rate men.”  (Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker)

3.  “The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not know the value of five minutes.”  (Napoleon)