It's hard for a fellow to keep a chip on his shoulder if you allow him to take a bow.
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I have a huge chip on my shoulder.
A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.
I was brought up in a way that when you're at a dinner party, you don't grab a chip unless it's been offered to everyone else. It's the manners of being brought up by English parents.
Remember, a chip on the shoulder is a sure sign of wood higher up.
Life doesn't always end up with a bow wrapped around it.
The bow kept taut will quickly break, kept loosely strung, it will serve you when you need it.
Now that I know how to handle a bow and arrow, I find it very therapeutic. It is a brilliant way to ease your mind, so I am going to keep it up in my free time. It is a very fun skill to have.
In most careers, you find something you do well, and you tie an increasingly larger bow on the package.
Wearing a bow tie is a statement. Almost an act of defiance.
The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation.
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