Emily Dickinson

I am growing handsome very fast indeed! I expect I shall be the belle of Amherst when I reach my 17th year. I don't doubt that I shall have perfect crowds of admirers at that age. Then how I shall delight to make them await my bidding, and with what delight shall I witness their suspense while I make my final decision.

American Poet

Jane Green

I left my job as a feature writer on a newspaper to write a book, then sent it off to a number of agents thinking they would all reject me. Within a week, most had come back to say they loved what they had read, which then led to a bidding war for my first two novels.

English Author

J. K. Rowling

The moment I said I'd finished a book, I knew what would happen. There would be a bidding war, and I would end up with someone who'd got the fattest wallet, who had bought it because I'd written Harry Potter. That would have been why.

Jerry Saltz

Auction houses run a rigged game. They know exactly how many people will be bidding on a work and exactly who they are. In a gallery, works of art need only one person who wants to pay for them.

American Critic

Sun Tzu

If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

Chinese Philosopher

Gail Collins

I'm sort of suspicious of most economic development projects, but the ones that encourage taxpayer-funded relocation bidding wars should be declared unconstitutional.

American Journalist

Herodotus

If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own.

Greek Historian

Jaime Harrison

State governments should not have to compete in bidding contests against each other in order to get the necessary supplies to protect and help their citizens.

American Politician

George Lucas

I am simply trying to struggle through life; trying to do God's bidding.

American Director

Peter Ueberroth

The international game has changed for bidding cities.

American Businessman

Use 'bidding' to refer to the competitive process of offering prices at auctions.

Auction Context

'Bidding' can imply a contest where parties try to outdo each other financially.

Price War

Metaphorically, 'bidding' can describe any competitive situation, not just auctions.

Metaphoric Use

In terms of commands, 'bidding' suggests obedience, often without question.

Following Orders

Using 'bidding' this way often reflects a power imbalance between the one commanding and the one obeying.

Power Dynamics

The word 'bidding' can express one's effort to win something, like a contract or award.

Competitive Attempt

'Bidding' in contests doesn't always involve money but shows an intent to achieve or secure something.

Not Always Money

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 So Loki rushed to their realm, deep within the mountains of the earth. Even before he arrived, the wily Loki was already scheming how he would get the dwarves to do his bidding. He decided that his best bet was to pit two families against each other.

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