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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.

Let us account for all we see by the facts we know. If there are things for which we cannot account, let us wait for light.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

I would then go on to say that Homer, as we now know, was working in what they call an oral tradition.

Quotes by Robert Fitzgerald

There must of course be a relationship between translating and making poems of your own, but what it is I just don't know.

Quotes by Robert Fitzgerald

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Robert Frost

All I really need to know... I learned in kindergarten.

Quotes by Robert Fulghum

How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case.

Quotes by Robert G. Allen

I don't like twists. I don't get much out of them. If you know two cars are about to run into each other, you don't walk away and say, 'Oh, I know what's going to happen.' You watch.

Quotes by Robert Eggers

I'm a Hollywood kid, and I know that there are only so many stories. Only so many tales around the campfire that we have to tell. Then we have to regurgitate them. Our grandparents' movies were all remakes of silent...

Quotes by Robert Englund

I don't know what happens if they get bin Laden. I'm much more interested in what happens if they don't get bin Laden.

Quotes by Robert Fisk

Everything established should go out the window. But I don't know how to do it. If someone knew how, it would have happened by now.

Quotes by Robert Downey Sr.

I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.

Quotes by Robert Downey, Jr.

I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don't know.

Quotes by Robert Downey, Jr.

The money part is one of the most difficult things. Coppola always said I should do a tango movie. If it hadn't been for him, I don't know where we would have gotten the money.

Quotes by Robert Duvall

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

Quotes by Robert E. Howard

I know a couple of my friends - quite a few - there is a conservative movement in Hollywood, and we kind of stay amongst ourselves.

Quotes by Robert Davi

I have a lot of musician friends. I worked in radio as a music director, and I know everybody hears about the George Straits and the Garth Brooks and the Kenny Chesneys and all that, but for every major star,...

Quotes by Robert David Hall

I review albums - really positive reviews - I know I'll never hear again, 'cause I'm just not going to have the time.

Quotes by Robert Christgau

Anyway, you know, when Richard Meltzer said rock and roll died in '68, what he means is Jefferson Airplane were no longer his buddies, that's what he really means. He means it in a political way: that was when the...

Quotes by Robert Christgau

The first essentials, of course, is to know what you want.

Quotes by Robert Collier

It was just so elaborate and so luxurious. We had every gadget imaginable. You know, I had the little gun that came out, and I had the little gun in the heel of the shoe.

Quotes by Robert Conrad

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.