Xi Jinping

Our responsibility is to rally and lead the whole party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, take up this historic baton and continue working hard for the great renewal of the Chinese nation, so that we will stand rock firm in the family of nations and make fresh and greater contribution to mankind.

Chinese Politician

Robin Sloan

Everyone's lives are sort of a succession, almost like handing the baton of your life off from one person to the next to the next to the next. And hopefully, that goes on for a long time, and the changes are healthy and interesting and not, like, spiraling into darkness.

American Author

Ben Carson

I'm very hopeful that I'm not the only one who's willing to pick up the baton of freedom, because freedom is not free, and we must fight for it every day. Every one of us must fight for it, because we're fighting for our children and the next generation.

American Scientist

Dan Coats

I'm at the point age-wise where I've decided it's time to pass the baton to people who have several terms in front of them and have the energy and the excitement and the engagement that is necessary to carry it on.

American Politician

Billy Crystal

I think it's like a relay race. You run, and you hand over the baton, and your kids pick it up. They take the stuff they want, throw the rest away, and keep running. That's what life is about.

American Comedian

Leigh Whannell

If you chose to be an actor, if you take that baton and say 'OK, this is what I want to do with my life.' you're really putting your fate and your life in the hands of others.

Australian Director

Valerie Jarrett

Each generation has an obligation to pick up the baton. We want young people to feel a sense of responsibility to take that baton and run with it.

American Lawyer

Spiro T. Agnew

Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.

Bob Stoops

The coaching life is like a relay race and I'm thankful for my turn and am confident as I pass the baton.

American Coach

Y. G. Mahendran

I acted in 'Oomakkuyil' under Balu Mahendra's baton.

Maestros and conductors use a baton to direct musicians during performances.

Musical Direction

Baton twirling is often seen in parades or performances, displaying skillful maneuvers.

Twirling in Performances

Even though it's a stick, 'baton' in this sense shouldn't be confused with being a weapon.

Not a Weapon

In track and field, a baton is essential in relay races, passed among team members.

Relay Race Object

Passing the baton can symbolize handing over responsibilities or duties in a team.

Symbolic Transition

Used figuratively, 'passing the baton' means to transfer leadership or authority.

Leadership Transfer

Picking up the baton means to take control or to start leading in a situation.

Taking Charge

A baton in this context refers to a music stand, not the stick used by conductors.

Conductor's Tool

A baton can indicate a position of power, like in the military or police.

Authority Symbol

Baton often complements an official's uniform denoting their role and authority.

Official Uniform Part

 We put that together. Then we put in turn taking. When we talk to someone, we talk. Then we sort of raise our eyebrows, move our eyes, give the other person the idea it's their turn to talk. And then they talk, and then we pass the baton back and forth between each other. So we put this in the robot.

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 and you never wanted to be the end because if you screwed it up the end it's like a relay race dropping the baton at the finish line and I come in at the end I think I have one line I think it was um mr. president I don't think so and I came in and I said ah and mr.

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 Fairness is not about giving every child a computer and an app, fairness is connecting them to access, to training and to additional support, for the need to take equal advantage of those computers and apps. That's how we pass them the baton

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 We are constantly trying to put accountability in someone's hands. Who is accountable for this process? We need somebody accountable for this process. So in the relay race, since passing the baton is so important,

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 you see it's maneuvered the baton so that its head first and it's starting to work it down its throat it's an extraordinary achievement just purely to get this bat and down its throat

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