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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.

I know from my own experience that lawsuits can be a very slow, wasteful, and needlessly acrimonious way to resolve a problem.

Quotes by Richard Cordray

There are movies whose feel-good sentiments and slick craft annoy me so deeply that I know they will become box-office successes or top prizewinners. I call this internal mechanism my Built-In Hit Detector.

Quotes by Richard Corliss

What's my greatest fear? I don't know; I have lots of fears. Regret, I don't want to have any regrets; that makes me scared.

Quotes by Richard Coyle

I've always had this strong sense that I know best.

Quotes by Richard Coyle

I was always the kid at the side of the playground, looking at the other kids. I didn't know how to get into the group. I was quiet and bookish, a bit of a geek. I was into orienteering when...

Quotes by Richard Coyle

Can't really despise people you don't know.

Quotes by Richard D. James

It wasn't easy once I started running 20th Century Fox. There were a lot of eyebrows raised, and it wasn't easy, that transition, because, you know, I had big shoes to fill and I was very young, 27.

Quotes by Richard D. Zanuck

The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity.

Quotes by Richard Dawkins

I don't know what to think about magic and fairy tales.

Quotes by Richard Dawkins

Of course in science there are things that are open to doubt and things need to be discussed. But among the things that science does know, evolution is about as certain as anything we know.

Quotes by Richard Dawkins

Oh, who am I trying to kid? It's a madhouse. The minute those cameras go off, things just explode, everyone is just at each other in one way or another, in closets or cat fights here and there. It's nuts....

Quotes by Richard Dean Anderson

I had the longest judicial vacancy in the history of the United States - on the Eastern District of North Carolina. Not many people know that.

Quotes by Richard Burr

When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk.

Quotes by Richard Burton

Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.

Quotes by Richard Burton

Tolkien made dwarf sign language because, you know, it's too loud to talk in the mines.

Quotes by Richard C. Armitage

The interesting roles have only come since I got into my 30s. But I didn't know that was going to happen.

Quotes by Richard C. Armitage

You know, to an extent, Method acting feels occasionally lazy.

Quotes by Richard C. Armitage

The lifestyle that I grew up in, it was passed on to me. I didn't know there was another world.

Quotes by Richard Cabral

I didn't grow up with any brothers, but I have my cousins, and I had my good friends, so I know what it is to have that bro relationship.

Quotes by Richard Cabral

The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.

Quotes by Richard Cecil

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.