C. High School Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1
Speaker 1
When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships. --Andy Warhol
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. --Andrew Carnegie
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. --Les BrownSpeaker 2
He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary. --Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself. --Alice Walker
One must be a sea, to receive a polluted stream without becoming impure. --Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke ZarathustraSpeaker 3
“There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law." --— Edward Snowden
I am the danger. --Breaking Bad
Take criticism seriously, but not personally. --Hillary ClintonSpeaker 4
Losing is not my enemy...fear of losing is my enemy
There are three essentials to leadership: humility, clarity and courage. --Fuchan Yuan
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. --Albus DumbledoreSpeaker 5
Your eyes can deceive you; don’t trust them.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
“[Governments] who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” --— C.S. LewisSpeaker 6
“When you feel like quitting: think about why you started.” --— Corey Borner
Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
We must consult our means rather than our wishes. --George WashingtonSpeaker 7
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. --Benjamin Franklin
“People aren’t interested in lectures; they want to hear stories.” --— Tim Kreider
“Society doesn’t have values. People have values.” --— Milton Friedman
Round 2
Speaker 1
The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue. --Antisthenes
“Words [...] are used as bullets in a form of verbal warfare, not as honest descriptions." --— Jeff Deist
I don’t think there’s any perfect way to protest. --Megan RapinoeSpeaker 2
There are times when explanations, no matter how reasonable, just don't seem to help. --Fred Rogers
“It’s funny—we all grow up on a diet of stories about the lone voice of reason trying to warn everyone about some imminent calamity. And yet whenever such a person appears in real life, our reflex is to join in with the mobs of scoffers and call them alarmists, hysterics, conspiracy freaks, and doomsayers.” --— Tim Kreider
Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway. --John WayneSpeaker 3
People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. --John Maxwell
Even miracles take a little time
Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back. --Babe RuthSpeaker 4
“This is my doctrine: Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself” --— Robert G. Ingersoll
We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy. --Albus Dumbledore
"When you're trying to change, every good decision you make adds up, and saying no gets easier because each day you have more evidence that you can.” --— Elna BakerSpeaker 5
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision. --Aldous Huxley
“Stand in as many pairs of shoes as you can manage, even ones you consider reprehensible or repulsive- even if it's just for a moment.” --— Ben FoldsSpeaker 6
Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
“Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.” --— Calvin Coolidge
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." --— Robert FrostSpeaker 7
The thing that makes Woody special is that he’ll never give up on you
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. --James Madison
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. --Arthur Conan Doyle
Round 3
Speaker 1
Though at times it may feel like the sky is falling around you, never give up, for every day is a new day --Chicken Little
“Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. Sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.” --— Vince Lombardi
Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else. --Fred RogersSpeaker 2
My courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?' --Lady Gaga
In order to learn the important lessons in life, one must, each day, surmount a fear.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. --Maya AngelouSpeaker 3
There is always something left to love. --Gabriel Garcia Marquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude)
“I am not a politician. I am an ordinary citizen with a deep-seated belief that much of what troubles us has been brought about by politicians.” --— Ronald Reagan
“Grades don't measure anything other than your relevant obedience to a manager." --— John Taylor GattoSpeaker 4
I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done. --Lucille Ball
I go by instinct - I don't worry about experience. --Barbra Streisand
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.Speaker 5
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. --Aristotle
Ladies do not start fights, but they can finish them
They say nothing lasts forever but they're just scared it will last longer than they can love it.Speaker 6
You don’t lead by hitting people over the head - that’s assault, not leadership. --Dwight Eisenhower
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. --Arthur Conan DoyleSpeaker 7
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” --— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never question another man’s motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives. --Dwight D. Eisenhower
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.