The journey of the flame is what brings the Games closer to society and allows society to take part in the Games.

Please, compete in the spirit of fair play, mutual understanding and respect. And above all, please compete cleanly by refusing doping.

In my country (Belgium), if you sit beside the phone long enough, it will ring and you will be invited to play rugby for Belgium!

You have to know what's happening in the locker rooms, you have to know what's happening at the grass-roots level. That's the best way to work.

I declare the 20th Winter Games closed. I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in Vancouver, to celebrate the 21st Olympic Winter Games.

Everything is in place to have a peaceful Games.

Nothing will get you into trouble so deep or as sad as faith.

And he howled in agony, in a pain that would never cease as long as he lived. His tortured voice echoed in those mountains for a long long time...

She thought it was strange that the mere sensation of savouring the prospect of something could make her think for a while that is must be the prospect of home.

You should never wear anything you can't afford to lose.

To paraphrase Muggeridge: Everything is a parable that God is speaking to us, the art of life is to get the message.

Rats live on no evil star

Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness.

Hillary Clinton wants to put all the miners out of business.

Some people seem to be at peace-but in fact they're just resting up between fights.