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Know Quotes

Quotes on knowing and being known.

These quotes explore both sides of 'know' - the sharp insight of knowing an opponent's weakness in sports, and the disorienting feeling of not knowing anyone after moving to a new city. Related reading includes Always Quotes.

Obviously, I know there are players here who earn more than twice what I do. But that's not the issue for me.

Quotes by Shaun Wright-Phillips

We know that recognition and intrinsic motivation are important to our success, but the key is finding ways to effectively operationalize them.

Quotes by Shawn Achor

So it wasn't actually that bad, it took a couple of weeks to sort of get used to uh, you know, standing around and pretending to have ice shoot out of your hand, but once you got used to that...

Quotes by Shawn Ashmore

There are rumors, rumors, rumors. I'm always the last one to know about these things, literally.

Quotes by Shawn Ashmore

Most American adults know what a drag queen is, but as they're portrayed in films like 'Dressed to Kill' and 'Silence of the Lambs.'

Quotes by Sharon Needles

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world. I can't say I really approve of it.

Quotes by Sharon Olds

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people think.

Quotes by Sharon Olds

We like things to manifest right away, and they may not. Many times, we're just planting a seed and we don't know exactly how it is going to come to fruition. It's hard for us to realize that what we...

Quotes by Sharon Salzberg

If you act like you know what you're going, you can do anything you want - except neurosurgery.

Quotes by Sharon Stone

People are really emotionally affected by actors. And it's hard to know how to behave in a way that doesn't impose or withdraw. Because everybody wants your attention.

Quotes by Sharon Stone

I started playing, and people responded to it and connected with it and now, I don't even know what I'm really connecting with anymore or if I'm helping people. Now it's more of a business.

Quotes by Sharon Van Etten

I'm pro responsible choice. You know, there is choice to abstain, choice to do contraception. There are all kinds of good choices.

Quotes by Sharron Angle

I like to contribute as much as possible to some of the NGOs that I know and in the areas that I like to contribute to. These include primary health, primary education, children's issues and AIDS.

Quotes by Sharmila Tagore

I'm just the highest energy person I know, and it's really weird.

Quotes by Sharni Vinson

You know what I would really like to do? I'd like to do a half hour drama with comedy in it.

Quotes by Sharon Gless

Something just happens when you read a part. You know, if you'd like to do it or if you don't believe it.

Quotes by Sharon Gless

Hackney gets a bit of a bad rap, but it's the only place I've ever lived that felt like a community. I know my neighbours.

Quotes by Sharon Horgan

My novels about medieval Wales were set in unexplored terrain; my readers did not know what lay around every bend in the road.

Quotes by Sharon Kay Penman

Many people don't know that New Jersey is a fertile breeding ground for writers, some of them quite renowned. And I would wager that most would be truly startled to learn that the star in the Jersey firmament is -...

Quotes by Sharon Kay Penman

As an actor, you don't want to ever get too comfortable where you're like, 'I know this character,' and you don't do the work anymore.

Quotes by Shanola Hampton

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Know" page?
A mix of sports, career, and social observations — a sharp scouting line about Koufax's weakness at the plate, a reflection on not knowing many people after moving to a new city, a note about a lesser-known Broadway credit, and a football transfer story involving Inter, Liverpool, and Galatasaray.
Are these quotes mostly about sports?
Not exclusively — two touch on sports and competition, but others are about feeling like a stranger in a new city or being underappreciated for past work, like a Broadway role people "don't know" about.
Is there a quote here about surprising choices?
Yes — the line about several clubs wanting a player, with people surprised he chose Galatasaray over Liverpool, captures an unexpected decision well.
How does "Know" differ from <a href="/like-quotes">Like</a> quotes?
"Know" quotes are about information, awareness, and being (or not being) recognized, while "Like" quotes are more about preference and taste.
What if I want something more consistently upbeat?
Good quotes or Always quotes lean more positive, while "Know" quotes here are more observational. For something closer to personal identity, Me quotes is also worth checking.

Others touch on being unknown for past work, or clubs wanting advance knowledge of a player's next career move. See Good Quotes and Me Quotes for related themes.