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• Civilization after civilization, it is the same. The world falls to tyranny with a whisper. The frightened are ever keen to bow to a perceived necessity, in the belief that necessity forces conformity, and conformity a certain stability. In a world shaped into conformity, dissidents stand out, are easily branded and dealt with. There is no multitude of perspectives, no dialogue. The victim assumes the face of the tyrant, self-righteous and intransigent, and wars breed like vermin. And people die.

  Steven Erikson

  War, Fall, Self

  "Midnight Tides". Book by Steven Erikson, 2004.

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• Look, Gail." Roark got up, reached out, tore a thick branch off a tree, held it in both hands, one fist closed at each end; then, his wrists and knuckles tensed against the resistance, he bent the branch slowly into an arc. "Now I can make what I want of it: a bow, a spear, a cane, a railing. That's the meaning of life." "Your strength?" "Your work." He tossed the branch aside. "The material the earth offers you and what you make of it . . .

  Ayn Rand

  Hands, Tree, Looks

  Ayn Rand (2011). “Ayn Rand Novel Collection”, p.711, Penguin

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• A tease is a con. You press a spot because you know that it can be pressed, and while the sucker is feeling the pleasure or the pain resulting from the pressure, you take something from him. ...A flirt doesn't do that. A flirt does a dance within the context of giving pleasure. Referring to this, referring to that. And suddenly, following the references, you find a little surprise. Nothing enormous. Nothing like 'Feed on me.' Nothing like that. Something small with a bow on it. It's a pleasure. A surprise, and a *gift*.

  George W. S. Trow

  Pain, Flirting, Giving

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• I love anything really feminine. I love any sort of girly detail - anything with a bow or a heart on it, I'm immediately in love with.

  Lauren Conrad

  Girly, Heart, Details

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• If we have chosen the position in life in which we can most of all work for mankind, no burdens can bow us down, because they are sacrifices for the benefit of all; then we shall experience no petty, limited, selfish joy, but our happiness will belong to millions, our deeds will live on quietly but perpetually at work, and over our ashes will be shed the hot tears of noble people.

  Karl Marx

  Selfish, Sacrifice, People

  Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Wolfgang Schirmacher (1997). “German socialist philosophy”, Continuum Intl Pub Group

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• The four points of the compass be logic, knowledge, wisdom and the unknown. Some do bow in that final direction. Others advance upon it. To bow before the one is to lose sight of the three. I may submit to the unknown, but never to the unknowable. The man who bows in that final direction is either a saint or a fool. I have no use for either.

  Roger Zelazny

  Men, Sight, Saint

  "Lord of Light". Book by Roger Zelazny, 1967.

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• For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Wise, Simple, Men

  Mahatma Gandhi (1948). “Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, p.31, Courier Corporation

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• All things are in flux; the flux is subject to a unifying measure or rational principle. This principle (logos, the hidden harmony behind all change) bound opposites together in a unified tension, which is like that of a lyre, where a stable harmonious sound emerges from the tension of the opposing forces that arise from the bow bound together by the string.

  Heraclitus

  Opposites, Together, Sound

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• He who is silent and bows his head dies every time he does so. He who speaks aloud and walks with his head held high dies only once.

  Giovanni Falcone

  Doe, Speak, Silent

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• How many rappers in the game have "little" in front of their name? Lil' Wayne, Lil' Boosie it's a lil' shame Lil' Flip, Lil' Cease, yo they not the same Lil' Wyte, Lil' Mama, where Lil' Zane? Little Brother, Lil' Jon, and Lil' Fame Real hip hop, not about your lil' chain Lil' Keke, Lil' Kim a lil' freaky Lil' Fizz, Illegal with Lil' Maliky Lil' Mo, Lil' Bow Wow had beef with Lil' Romeo A lil' teenager told me so.

  Ed O.G.

  Brother, Real, Teenager

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• My father was a very good Boy Scout. He was very skilled with knots, and he showed me how to tie a bow tie.

  Bill Nye

  Father, Boys, Ties

  "Q&A: Bill Nye on Superman's Beard, His Own Bow Tie, and the Importance of Dressing Well". Interview with Jonathan Evans, www.esquire.com. June 14, 2013.

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• If you have to get on your knees and bow when a white person goes past do it willingly.

  Mamie Till

  Past, White, Knees

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• Most of our businesses do succeed, but if something completely fails, then as long as we bow out gracefully and pay off all our debts, and nobody gets hurt, then I don't think people disrespect Virgin for trying. The public appreciates someone having a go; it appreciates the attempt. Who's been a success in life who hasn't failed?

  Richard Branson

  Hurt, Thinking, Long

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• We must quit bending the Word to suit our situation. It is we who must be bent to that Word, our necks that must bow under the yoke.

  Elisabeth Elliot

  Bending, Yoke, Suits

  Elisabeth Elliot (1989). “On Asking God why”, Fleming H Revell Company

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• You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve," said Aslan. "And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.

  C. S. Lewis

  Earth, Narnia, Shame

  C.S.Lewis (2016). “The Chronicles of Narnia Vol II: Prince Caspian”, p.157, ENRICH CULTURE GROUP LIMITED

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• All these Lil' rappers, I'm just kind of getting real irritated by it. I said, 'You know what? Drop the Lil'. Forget it. I'm Bow Wow.'

  Bow Wow

  Real, Rapper, Wow

  "Bow Wow Drops The Lil', Collars Tour Dates" by Shaheem Reid, www.mtv.com. April 4, 2002.

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• Bring me my bow of burning gold: Bring me my arrows of desire: Bring me my spear: O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire.

  William Blake

  Fire, Clouds, Arrows

  Milton preface (1804 - 1810)

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• In America the taint of sectarianism lies broad upon the land. Not content with acknowledging the supremacy as the Diety, and with erecting temples in his honor, where all can bow down with reverence, the pride and vanity of human reason enter into and pollute our worship, and the houses that should be of God and for God, alone, where he is to be honored with submissive faith, are too often merely schools of metaphysical and useless distinctions. The nation is sectarian, rather than Christian.

  James F. Cooper

  Christian, Lying, School

  "The American Democrat: The Social and Civic Relations of the United States of America". Book by James Fenimore Cooper, p. 207, April 1, 2010.

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• Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Strong, Heart, Warrior

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• Some people fast, some people go on a cruise or visit a day spa. I get out in the woods with a rifle or a bow. That's my release.

  Chris Pratt

  People, Rifles, Goes On

  "Q&A: Chris Pratt Talks Hunting, Tanning, and Squirrels". "Outdoor Life" Interview, www.outdoorlife.com. February 6, 2012.

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• To mend our own relationship with God, regaining God's favor after having once lost it, is beyond the power of any one of us. And one must see and bow to this before one can share the biblical faith in God's grace.

  J. I. Packer

  Biblical, Grace, Favors

  J. I. Packer (2011). “Knowing God”, p.131, InterVarsity Press

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• Handel, to him I bow the knee.

  Ludwig van Beethoven

  Knees, Handel

  "Masterworks of Ludwig van Beethoven".

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• Stand before your god, bow before your king, kneel before your man.

  Terry Pratchett

  Kings, Men

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• I had to have running training because I'm not a very good runner. I run weird. ... The hardest stunt is probably basic running. And trying not to hit myself in the face with my bow, are my two greatest challenges.

  Jennifer Lawrence

  Life, Running, Two

  "Jennifer Lawrence's Most Outrageous Comments At Comic-Con" by Melia Robinson, www.businessinsider.com. July 24, 2013.

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• Life is like Avant Garde. It will make you uncomfortable, and leave the room. But always remember to come back and watch the artist bow.

  Valerie Cruz

  Life, Artist, Watches

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