Took some extra speech settings from @3vasi0n89. Love the inspirational quotes.

config/automation/Speech/announcements.yaml

@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
           person + " is now here.  Hash tag Smart Home.",
           "Just a quick announcement. " ~ person +" has arrived!",
           "Pardon the interruption but " ~ person +" is home!",
-          "My systems are picking up the presence of additional humans. " ~ person +" has been identified as home."
+          "My systems are picking up the presence of additional humans. " ~ person +" has been identified as home.",
+          "Welcome home "~person~"! It is nice to see you again! Let me turn on the lights. ",
+          "It looks like "~person~" is finally home! I will get the house ready for you. "
           ] | random }}
           {%- endmacro -%}
           {{greeting_sentence(person)}}

config/automation/Speech/guest_mode.yaml

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
         value1: >
           {{ [
           "Guest Mode has been enabled for the rest of the day.",
+          "Switching to guest mode! ",
+          "I have enabled guest mode for the rest of the day. ",
           "System Guest Mode has been enabled. I will minimize the amount of automation for today."
           ] | random }}
         call_responsibilities: 1
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@
       data_template:
         value1: >
           {{ [
-          "Guest Mode has been disabled and normal automations will continue."
+          "Guest Mode has been disabled and normal automations will continue.",
+          "Let me disable guest mode since there are no longer any guests in the house. ",
+          "I have disabled guest mode and have resumed normal operations! ",
+          "Disabling guest mode! "
           ] | random }}
         call_no_announcement: 1

config/script/speech_engine.yaml

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ speech_engine:
               'It is pretty dark outside. I will turn on the outside lights now.',
               'It is a little past Sunset. Time to turn on the outside lights. I am on it.',
               'I will switch on the outside lights. It is getting dark outside.',
-              'Time to turn on the front lights. I will take care of it.'
+              'Time to turn on the front lights. I will take care of it.',
+              'Switching to night mode! '
             ]|random }}
           {%- endmacro -%}
 
@@ -164,6 +165,58 @@ speech_engine:
             {% endif %}
           {%- endmacro -%}
 
+          {% macro inspirational_quote() %}
+              {% set inspirational_quote = [
+                "and one more thing, Life is about making an impact, make it a positive one. ",
+                "and one more thing, Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. ",
+                "and one more thing, Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. ",
+                "and one more thing, I attribute my success to this, I never gave or took any excuse. ",
+                "and one more thing, You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take. ",
+                "and one more thing, The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. ",
+                "and one more thing, Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. ",
+                "and one more thing, Defining thepurpose is the starting point of all achievement. ",
+                "and one more thing, Life is not about getting and having, it's about giving and being. ",
+                "and one more thing, We become what we think about. ",
+                "and one more thing, Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent of how you react to it. ",
+                "and one more thing, The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they do not have any. ",
+                "and one more thing, The mind is everything. What you think, you will become.  ",
+                "and one more thing, The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now. ",
+                "and one more thing, An unexamined life is not worth living. ",
+                "and one more thing, Eighty percent of success is showing up. ",
+                "and one more thing, Your time is limited, so do not waste it living someone elses life. ",
+                "and one more thing, Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is. ",
+                "and one more thing, I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. ",
+                "and one more thing, You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. ",
+                "and one more thing, Either you run the day, or the day runs you. ",
+                "and one more thing, Whether you think you can or you think you cannot, you will be right. ",
+                "and one more thing, The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. ",
+                "and one more thing, Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. ",
+                "and one more thing, The best revenge is massive success. ",
+                "and one more thing, People often say that motivation does not last. Well, neither does bathing. That is why we recommend it daily. ",
+                "and one more thing, Life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage. ",
+                "and one more thing, If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. ",
+                "and one more thing, There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ",
+                "and one more thing, Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. ",
+                "and one more thing, The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. ",
+                "and one more thing, Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ",
+                "and one more thing, Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. ",
+                "and one more thing, Believe you can and you are halfway there. ",
+                "and one more thing, Everything you have ever wanted is on the other side of fear. ",
+                "and one more thing, Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. ",
+                "and one more thing, Fall seven times and stand up eight. ",
+                "and one more thing, Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. ",
+                "and one more thing, Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ",
+                "and one more thing, Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. ",
+                "and one more thing, If you are offered a seat on a rocket ship, do not ask what seat! Just get on. ",
+                "and one more thing, If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. ",
+                "and one more thing, You can not fall if you do not climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground. ",
+                "and one more thing, Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. ",
+                "and one more thing, Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. ",
+                "and one more thing, If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. "
+                "and one more thing, Be nice to others and nice things will happen to you."
+              ] %}
+              {{inspirational_quote|random}}
+            {% endmacro %}
 
           {# ********************************************* #}
           {#  ******** Start the Speech routines ********  #}
@@ -226,8 +279,8 @@ speech_engine:
             {{ value1 }}
           {% endif %}
 
-          {# call a Random fact about the house #}
-          {{ ([iss, moon, uv, holiday, outside_weather]|random)() }}
+          {# call a Random fact about the house or inspiration quote #}
+          {{ ([iss, iss, moon, uv, moon, uv, moon, uv, holiday, holiday, outside_weather, outside_weather, inspirational_quote]|random)() }}
 
     - service: input_boolean.turn_off
       data: