Olympism is not a system - it is a state of mind. This state of mind has emerged from a double cult: that of effort and that of Eurythmy - a taste of excess and a taste of measure combined.

Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.

The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.

The Olympic Games are not just ordinary world championships but a quadrennial festival of universal youth. . . celebrated by each succeeding generation as it arrives on the threshold of adulthood.

The strength of Olympism comes to it from that which is simply human, hence worldwide is its essence.

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.