Ronen Bergman

A country, people, and society are in a sorry state when the guardians of its democratic values and the rule of law are the officers of the armed forces who are forced to stand up to the mob and the politicians who incite it and kowtow to it.

Israeli Journalist

Eric Bischoff

You no longer have to have a big record label behind you and have to kowtow to the politics that enabled you to get there. You can be a phenomenal artist and put your stuff out there on YouTube and find yourself becoming a star.

American Businessman

Norman Ornstein

The best way to get your audience larger and more consistent is to be more divisive and more radical and criticize those who cater to or kowtow to other forces.

American Educator

James Haskell

As a player you have to look after your body because no one else will. I'd rather be proactive than kowtow to everyone and be injured all the time.

English Athlete

Zach Galifianakis

A good stand-up, you lead the audience. You don't kowtow to the audience. Sometimes the audience is wrong. I always think the audience is wrong.

American Actor

Ben Hecht

The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both.

American Writer

Use 'kowtow' to describe actions that show excessive submission to someone with higher status or power.

Power Dynamics

'Kowtow' often implies a lack of dignity or self-respect when showing deference to authority.

Negative Connotation

Be mindful that using 'kowtow' as a metaphor may be seen as culturally insensitive in some contexts.

Cultural Sensitivity

Use 'kowtow' for historically accurate descriptions of deep respect in Chinese cultural ceremonies.

Historical Tradition

Emphasize the full physical act of kneeling and bowing down in traditional 'kowtow', which is symbolic.

Physical Gesture

 and the rise of fascism. And a big part of our story is-- is he going to stay in Germany? Is he going to leave? And it becomes an immigration story. I will not kowtow to police. And I will not sit by and wait for fascists to kill my husband.