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Bows Quotes

From frontier weapon to fashion staple.

Bows and arrows once meant survival on the frontier and ritual among Jewish children marking L'ag Beomer; today a bow is just as likely to be a fashion staple that matches almost everything. These quotes cover both, alongside our Aim quotes.

Archaeologists have been digging up thousands of graves of people called Scythians by the Greeks. They turn out to be people whose women fought, hunted, rode horses, used bows and arrows, just like the men.

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common among the Indians of the Missouri.

Quotes by William Henry Ashley

It is an old custom amongst Jewish children, to become war-like on the 'L'ag Beomer.' They arm themselves from head to foot with wooden swords, pop-guns and bows and arrows. They take food with them, and go off to wage...

Quotes by Sholom Aleichem

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.

Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Aim Quotes

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Khalil Gibran

Always have a black bow, a white bow, a rainbow bow - those bows will match literally just about everything!

Quotes by JoJo Siwa

When your dad comes back from a faraway land with bows and arrows and spears wrapped up in a carpet... that's cool.

Quotes by Joe Alwyn

I'd always loved strings. When I was in high school and saw strings playing on stage, an orchestra or a symphony, all those bows moving at the same time... wow.

Quotes by Isaac Hayes

I feel like movies are presents, and credits and fonts are bows and wrapping paper. I like everything to feel like it was given a lot of time. I hate it when I watch movies, and it seems like they...

Quotes by Greta Gerwig

Always Quotes

I like to be very girly, with bows and ruffles on the red carpet. I love pastel colours, especially blue. Me and my sister both because of our eyes look good in blues.

Quotes by Elle Fanning

The musket, always a muzzleloader, took minutes to reload; an archer could aim and fire up to a dozen arrows in a minute. Muskets required continual cleaning and repair; bows were quickly made and easily maintained.

Quotes by Edmund Morgan

The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.

Quotes by Daisaku Ikeda

My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that olive green khaki color.

Quotes by Cameron Russell

Emily Dickinson never developed. She remained loyal to her persona and to that same little metrical song that stood her in such good stead. She is a striking example of complexity within a simple package. Her rhymes are like bows...

Quotes by Billy Collins

Frequently Asked Questions

What's covered in this bows quotes collection?
These quotes span the literal bow-and-arrow — used historically for hunting and war — and the decorative bow, as in a ribbon or accessory. See more in our Aim quotes.
Why do people search for quotes about bows?
The word covers such different territory — weaponry, tradition, fashion — that people search it for very different reasons depending on context.
Is there a historical reference to bows as weapons?
Yes — one quote describes frontier tribes along the Missouri typically carrying bows and arrows for both hunting and conflict, a straightforward historical observation.
Do any quotes mention bows as part of a cultural tradition?
One references a Jewish children's custom on L'ag Beomer where kids play at mock warfare with toy swords, cap guns, and small bows as part of the festivities.
Is there a lighter, fashion-focused quote about bows?
Yes — one recommends keeping a black, a white, and a rainbow-patterned bow on hand since a versatile bow tends to pair with nearly any outfit. See more in our Children quotes.

A carpet full of spears and bows brought home from a faraway land, or a rainbow bow chosen to complete an outfit — these lines show how far the word travels. See more in our Children quotes.