"The Creation is never over. It had a beginning, but it has no ending. Creation is always busy making new scenes, new things, and new worlds."

—Immanuel Kant, Universal Natural History and Theory of Heavens (1755)

Use the next Discussion Prompt to share an example of rhetorical repetition that you think is particularly effective. The example could be one you've read or one you've crafted yourself. Here are a few categories to help you generate ideas.

Business

" Expect better. Expect Hilton."

—Hilton Hotels

"We know a thing or two because we have seen a thing or two ."

—Farmers Insurance

"Because they are only little for a little while."

—Disney

Science

"I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."

—Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain (1980)

"After nine billion years of such enrichment, in an undistinguished part of the universe (the outskirts of the Virgo Supercluster) in an undistinguished galaxy (the Milky Way) in an undistinguished region (the Orion Arm), an undistinguished star (the Sun) was born."

—Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (2017)

"If you look behind every exceptional person, there is an exceptional teacher."

—Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions (2018)

Movies

"The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed , for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed , in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed , you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA. Thank you very much."

— Wall Street (1987) [Here is a clip of the speech .]

"If you guys had invented Facebook , you would have invented Facebook ."

— The Social Network (2010) [Here is a clip of the speech .]

"Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury . You have the luxury of not knowing what I know — that Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives ; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives .

You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall — you need me on that wall ."

— A Few Good Men (1992) [Here is a clip of the speech .]