--- title: "9 Carry Torch Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Carry Torch quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Carry Torch sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/joan-jett-2373_feel_i-feel-like-it-s-my-job-to-carry-the-tor_2472562.jpg" --- > [I feel like it's my job to carry the torch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-feel-like-it-s-my-job-to-carry-the-torch/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/joan-jett-2373_feel_i-feel-like-it-s-my-job-to-carry-the-tor_2472562.jpg) > [You can either carry a torch or light or be a torch of light. Were all meant to illuminate each other in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-victor-paskavich/you-can-either-carry-a-torch-or-light-or-be-a-torch-of-light-were-all/) [Stanley Victor Paskavich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-victor-paskavich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3be/stanley-victor-paskavich-630_illuminate_you-can-either-carry-a-torch-or-light-or_312452.jpg) > [B.B. King wanted people to carry the torch. He wanted people to keep that music alive, and he would talk about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/b-b-king-wanted-people-to-carry-the-torch-he-wanted-people-to-keep/) [Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/derek-trucks-11274_alive_b-b-king-wanted-people-to-carry-the-torc_506933.jpg) > [I'm proud to carry that torch and be like, 'I'm gay! I'm black! Hang your dreams on me. Hang your hopes on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-waithe/i-m-proud-to-carry-that-torch-and-be-like-i-m-gay-i-m-black-hang-your/) [Lena Waithe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-waithe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/lena-waithe-4351_ability_i-m-proud-to-carry-that-torch-and-be-lik_1581792.jpg) > [To be looked up to as one of the Americans that's supposed to carry the torch, go to the major championships and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-coleman/to-be-looked-up-to-as-one-of-the-americans-that-s-supposed-to-carry/) [Christian Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-coleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/christian-coleman-9131_championships_to-be-looked-up-to-as-one-of-the-america_574422.jpg) > [“I carry a torch in one hand And a bucket of water in the other: With these things I am going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rabiah-al-adawiyah/i-carry-a-torch-in-one-hand-and-a-bucket-of-water-in-the-other-with/) [rabiah al adawiyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rabiah-al-adawiyah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/rabiah-al-adawiyah-88913_burning-house_i-carry-a-torch-in-one-hand-and-a-bucket_1881401.jpg) > [There is no country... where there are not somewhere lovers of freedom who look to this country to carry the torch and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-baldwin/there-is-no-country-where-there-are-not-somewhere-lovers-of-freedom/) [Stanley Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-baldwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/stanley-baldwin-16332_able_there-is-no-country-where-there-are-not_2449376.jpg) > [You can rely on your team to do their jobs, but you have to carry the torch and do anything you need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/storm-saulter/you-can-rely-on-your-team-to-do-their-jobs-but-you-have-to-carry-the/) [Storm Saulter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/storm-saulter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/storm-saulter-51698_care_you-can-rely-on-your-team-to-do-their-jo_904186.jpg) > [We have such a knee-jerk reaction to our young people, not recognizing our young people carry the torch. We condemn them for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-parker/we-have-such-a-knee-jerk-reaction-to-our-young-people-not-recognizing/) [Nate Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd7/nate-parker-10210_community_we-have-such-a-knee-jerk-reaction-to-our_181146.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carry-torch/#itemlist", "name": "Carry Torch Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like it's my job to carry the torch.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joan Jett" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-feel-like-it-s-my-job-to-carry-the-torch/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/joan-jett-2373_feel_i-feel-like-it-s-my-job-to-carry-the-tor_2472562.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/joan-jett-2373_feel_i-feel-like-it-s-my-job-to-carry-the-tor_2472562.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/joan-jett-2373_feel_i-feel-like-it-s-my-job-to-carry-the-tor_2472562.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel like it's my job to carry the torch.” — Joan Jett", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can either carry a torch or light or be a torch of light. 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