“Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.”
Bible
“It's unclear who the standard bearer of such a move would be as long as the official opposition and the renegade coalition faction are distinct electoral vehicles and thus do not have a single candidate. So such a move could turn out to be damaging for the opposition and expose their divisions. At this point, more anti-government loud noise would probably make them more comfortable than forcing such a vote.”
Tom Wolf
“I am honored to be selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Over the past 16 days we've had some outstanding performances by Canadian athletes and it is truly overwhelming to be selected as the flag bearer amidst the most successful Canadian Olympic Winter Games team ever.”
Cindy Klassen
“The opening ceremonies are a tiring enough process. If you add all the demands of being flag-bearer and with a relatively heavy racing schedule, taking on that extra task is, as they've correctly evaluated, too great a load.”
Emery Holmik
“There was a period when there were few modern standard bearers. Now lots of people are doing traditional country.”
Chris Willman
“The delegation has decided to choose Yang Yang as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony, and it is the first time that we choose a female bearer in the Olympics both in Summer's and Winter's.”
Wang Yitao
“The return to the Organization of the United States of America, the bearers of a great and diversified democratic culture that has inspired many other peoples.”
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
