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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.

Everyone applauds each other's success in Hollywood because they know how tough it is, but it really comes down fundamentally to the process.

Quotes by Robert Rodriguez

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down.

Quotes by Robert Orben

The secret of writing comedy is to know where it's all going, then get ahead of it.

Quotes by Robert Orben

My access to music when I was growing up was through pirate radio, you know, transistor radio under the pillow, listening to one more and then 'just one more' until your favourite track comes on.

Quotes by Robert Palmer

The music I heard growing up, since there was no TV or cinema or record covers, I didn't know if it was black, white, hip, square, male, female... whatever. I'd hear melodies and things and got intrigued on that level.

Quotes by Robert Palmer

I don't know if I could ever really be cast in a heartthrob role apart from 'Twilight', which I didn't really know was a heartthrob role. I really don't feel I am one.

Quotes by Robert Pattinson

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money.

Quotes by Robert Penn Warren

Some people want to call me an Appalachian writer, even though I know some people use regional labels to belittle.

Quotes by Robert Morgan

I tell students they will know they are getting somewhere when a scene is so painful they can just barely bring themselves to write about it. A writer has to draw blood.

Quotes by Robert Morgan

Well, I don't know any piece by heart, but Mozart goes something like this... What do you think?

Quotes by Robert Morris

I was in my office when - on 9/11. I think I had a number of meetings scheduled. I was just getting to know the bureau. And somebody walked in and said the first plane had - or a plane...

Quotes by Robert Mueller

I didn't know the organization, but the one thing you can say about the FBI, it's tremendously professional.

Quotes by Robert Mueller

I know when I was here prosecuting homicides in the District of Columbia, one of the most effective units here was the cold case squad, which had on it FBI agents, as well as Metropolitan Police Department homicide detectives working...

Quotes by Robert Mueller

I know that we will be judged in history by not only how we disrupt terrorism but how we protect the civil liberties and constitutional rights of all Americans, even Americans who don't wish us well. We must do all...

Quotes by Robert Mueller

Computer hackers do not need to know each other's real names, or even live on the same continent, to steal millions in mere hours.

Quotes by Robert Mueller

If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very important to you that you be on fairly good terms with the local affiliates in the largest market in your area. I mean you don't...

Quotes by Robert McChesney

The solutions all are simple - after you have arrived at them. But they're simple only when you know already what they are.

Quotes by Robert M. Pirsig

I don't think most people know what's going to be in their obituary, but I do.

Quotes by Robert Mankoff

If the people in the emergency room didn't know my name, they definitely knew my face because I was in there, like, every other week. I was one of those kids.

Quotes by Robert Mathis

Directing, what little I know, is as much knowing when to step in as when to step out.

Quotes by Robert Lorenz

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.