The mantle of the pioneers has fallen on our shoulders.
After declaring the independence of Rhodesia from British imperial rule:
Don't listen to me. Listen to yourself ... People often ask me at this age, 'Who am I passing the torch to?' First of all, I'm not giving up my torch, thank you! I'm using my torch to light other people's torches. ... If we each have a torch, there's a lot more light.
Peter Jackson has just really earned the right to be Tolkien's torchbearer on screen.
If India won her freedom through truth and non-violence, India would not only point the way to all the exploited Asiatic nations, she would become a torch-bearer for the Negro races.
The kind of young woman who can be a terrific torchbearer has high standards all the time, not just in her prom dress, but every, ordinary day.
I don't need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.
I am a torchbearer of love and peace.
I've been amazed by the numbers that have come out to see the torch relay, so being a part of it is lovely.