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When to bend, when to stand.

Nothing in life ties off as cleanly as a ribbon, and the question of when bowing is humility versus arrogance stays just as messy. These quotes weigh passion, defiance, and reverence against each other, alongside our Bowing quotes.

Last Updated on Jul 30, 2026

Hollywood
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Nov 07, 2020

And learn to tie a bow - it's not difficult and there's no excuse for either a clip-on or the hideous Hollywood straight tie.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

Nobody
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Nov 07, 2020

Nobody's life is wrapped up neatly in a bow.

Quotes by Zoe Lister-Jones

Mind
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Nov 07, 2020

Passion and strife bow down the mind.

Quotes by Virgil

Cannot
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Nov 07, 2020

If you cannot bow to Buddha, you cannot be a Buddha. It is arrogance.

Quotes by Shunryu Suzuki

Nov 07, 2020

An ascot is never a substitute for a well-tied four-in-hand tie or a slightly disheveled bow tie.

Quotes by Roger Stone

Nov 07, 2020

Wearing a bow tie is a statement. Almost an act of defiance.

Quotes by Rick Kaplan

Imagination
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Nov 07, 2020

The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.

Richard Wright

Federal
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't bow down to the federal government.

Quotes by Joe Arpaio

Nov 07, 2020

Anti-frackers are disingenuous. They bow to the religion of environmentalism.

Quotes by Harold Hamm

Out
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Nov 07, 2020

I toured. I played, I was in that world so intensely, and then I had to bow out.

Quotes by Domino Kirke

Nov 07, 2020

I do not bow. I do not obey. I do not 'worship.'

Quotes by Brendan Myers

Nov 07, 2020

I bow hunt and rifle hunt. It just all depends on where I'm at.

Quotes by Boo Weekley

Ideas
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Nov 07, 2020

Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism.

Quotes by Bill Moyers

Nov 07, 2020

Versatility is an extra string to a player's bow.

Quotes by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Whether it's refusing to bow to power or learning what real humility requires, these lines treat bowing as a choice, not a given. See related takes in our Archery quotes.

Bow Quotes

When to bend, when to stand.

Whether it's refusing to bow to power or learning what real humility requires, these lines treat bowing as a choice, not a given. See related takes in our Archery quotes.

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