Big Quote by Ed Davey

Every country when they have Olympics, a lot of people come out opposed.

— Jackie Chan

I don't think that the Olympic games are a good place to bring up any political issues because it should be about the athletes…

— Kristin Armstrong

I've never thought of the Olympics as a political statement. I really think a boycott ... is in the wrong as far as the…

— Johnny Weir

The most important thing about Olympics, of course, is the games and not the opening ceremony. It's weird the way it gets inverted sometimes.

— Danny Boyle

When the Olympics comes around, it seems like every country is against each other, but we're all buddies out here. It's about giving feedback…

— Hannah Teter

I love the Olympics, because they enable people from all over the world to come together and--regardless of their political or cultural differences--accuse each…

— Dave Barry

We're trying to learn from [Olympic] Beijing, which could be very intimidating. We've learned to expect it's power, it majesty and that it completes…

— Danny Boyle

The Olympic Games are a national cause, and a national cause calls for a nationwide attitude.

— Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

The Olympics is an imperfect interregnum, the parade of nations a fantasy about a peace never won. It offers little relief from strife and…

— Jill Lepore

If you talk to people in Europe they say the Commonwealth Games is a meet that doesn't matter. But then you tell them that…

— Colin Jackson

If the world's nations can set aside their petty bickering over religion, politics, and territory, certainly I can 'get that Olympic Spirit' and rise…

— Colson Whitehead

As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that a bit…

— Evan Davis