Bows Quote by John le Carre Download Open image “I've got more than one string to my bow, and I thought I'd give this one a twang.” — John le Carre ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bows Giving Strings
Yes, I had two strings to my bow; both golden ones, egad! and both cracked. — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
Who seeketh two strings to one bow, they may shoot strong, but never straight. — Elizabeth I Copy Share Image
The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when you need it. — Phaedrus Copy Share Image
When I was asked to be a Wiggle I was asked what I wanted to wear. I really wanted to wear a bow, I… — Emma Watkins Copy Share Image
The bow tie started off with one of my friends, Kunta Littlejohn. He said if you want to be anybody, you've got to rock… — Dhani Jones Copy Share Image
The creation of George Smiley, the retired spy recalled to hunt for just such a high-ranking mole in 'Tinker, Tailor,' was extremely personal. I… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity. — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“You're history, Donohue. You think countries run the fucking world! Go back to fucking Sunday school. It's 'God save our multinational' they're singing these… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
When you're my age and you see a story, you better go for it pretty quickly. I'd just like to get a few more… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
The trouble is, when professional spies go out of their way to make a definitive statement about one of their own, the public tends… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
Ideologies have no heart of their own. They're the whores and angels of our striving selves. — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“Pain observed is journalistic pain. It's diplomatic pain. It's television pain, over as soon as you switch off your beastly set.” — John le Carré Copy Share Image
The greatest threat to mankind comes from the renunciation of individual scruple in favor of institutional denominators. . . . Real heroism lies, as… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
“and the wood smoke will roll out of the fireplace on to the carpet we paid too much for on that rainy afternoon in… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
“Middle children weep longer than their brothers and sisters. Over her mother’s shoulder, stilling her pains and her injured pride, Jackie Lacon watched the… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
I could not limit my values and pursuits to what makes others comfortable. Being possessed by a promise I live without options. I will… — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
I with borrow'd silver shine, What you see is none of mine. First I show you but a quarter, Like the bow that guards… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
And yet, I do believe there is ultimately meaning in the chaos, and also in the doldrums. What I resist is not the truth… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Pure essence, and pure matter, and the two joined into one were shot forth without flaw, like three bright arrows from a three-string bow. — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
Steadying herself with both hands on the table, she managed an awkward bow.... 'Your Highness,' she stammered, head lowered... The prince flinched and cast… — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
Go not to the temple to put flowers upon the feet of God, first fill your own house with the fragrance of love. Go… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
I did archery when I was in high school. In our gym class we had two weeks of archery, and I remember taking the… — John Barrowman Copy Share Image
Ultimately, we are not seeking others to bow to, but to reinforce our individual natures, to help us suffer our own choices, to guide… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Remove but the temptations of leisure, and the bow of Cupid will lose its effect. — Ovid Copy Share Image
Pain and pleasure, good and evil, come to us from unexpected sources. It is not there where we have gathered up our brightest hopes,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
A lot of celebrities just want money, fame, power, fancy cars, houses all over the world and have people BOW DOWN to them. To… — Shirley Manson Copy Share Image
