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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 don't know what's best for other people.

Quotes by Penn Jillette

You have in Vegas the most heterogeneous audience you're gonna get anywhere in the country. In Boston, Chicago, Miami, you know who goes to the theater. In Vegas, you have people who only see one theater show a year, and...

Quotes by Penn Jillette

If I had to imagine omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent power in the universe that chose to make my mother suffer, I don't know how I would make that make sense in the universe.

Quotes by Penn Jillette

The thing I really want to do is make the All-Star team and have an All-Star season. If I do that, then I know my team is going to be winning.

Quotes by Penny Hardaway

My microfracture was handled like a routine arthroscopic surgery. They thought it was a 6-to-8 week deal. Now we know, from Amare Stoudemire to Kenyon Martin, that it's a longer deal.

Quotes by Penny Hardaway

With Shaq, you have to let him know that he's the man. You have to do that with him.

Quotes by Penny Hardaway

I don't know who Rick Barnes thinks I am, but I'm not a dude that likes to just mess around about anything.

Quotes by Penny Hardaway

My loyalty is to myself, actually. I don't know if it's to my readers.

Quotes by Penny Junor

You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?

Quotes by Penny Marshall

I know I wanted to be with somebody and have children. My heart comes before my work.

Quotes by Peggy Lipton

I never had confidence - never. The hardest thing to know is your own worth, and it took me years and years to find out what mine is.

Quotes by Peggy Lipton

I didn't know how to smile for the paparazzi.

Quotes by Peggy Lipton

I knew I wanted to be a part of NASA in any case, and so I chose my goals in education to be consistent with working at NASA even as, you know, a scientist.

Quotes by Peggy Whitson

I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model.

Quotes by Peggy Whitson

On my first flight, I don't know if maybe it's a function of time, or if I was less stressed on my second flight, but just being able to tell what part of the planet we were flying over by...

Quotes by Peggy Whitson

There's something delicious about finding fault with something. And that can be including finding fault with one's self, you know?

Quotes by Pema Chodron

I'm writing another novel and I know what I'm going to do after, which may be something more like this again, maybe some strange mixture of fiction and non-fiction.

Quotes by Penelope Lively

Getting to know someone else involves curiosity about where they have come from, who they are.

Quotes by Penelope Lively

I don't know what directing actors is all about apart from just casting well and then shaping their performances a bit, you know.

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

I actually studied literature and philosophy. So, when I started making films, I didn't really know what I was doing, and I was too proud and arrogant to learn.

Quotes by Pawel Pawlikowski

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.