"Yesterday the flame of the Olympic torch was carried through our great state on its way to Salt Lake City"
- Jane D. Hull
About this Quote
This quote by Jane D. Hull is referring to the Olympic torch relay, which is a tradition that happens before the start of the Olympic Games. The Olympic torch is lit in Olympia, Greece and after that carried by relay runners to the host city of the Olympic Games. In this case, the torch was carried through Jane D. Hull's state on its method to Salt Lake City, the host city of the 2002 Winter Olympics. This quote is symbolic of the enjoyment and anticipation that includes the Olympic Games. It is a pointer of the spirit of the Olympics and the value of the torch relay in the Olympic tradition. The flame of the Olympic torch is a symbol of hope, unity, and peace, and its journey through Jane D. Hull's state is a pointer of the power of the Olympic Games to bring people together.
This quote is written / told by Jane D. Hull somewhere between August 8, 1935 and today. She was a famous Politician from USA.
The author also have 27 other quotes.
"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"