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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.

When you're married to someone famous, people know you, but they're not really seeing you.

Quotes by Patti Scialfa

You know how you get close to something you want and then you start doing things to ensure that you don't quite get it? I did a lot of that.

Quotes by Patti Scialfa

Americans just don't know what being a movie star's all about.

Quotes by Patti Smith

An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.

Quotes by Patti Smith

Mohammed personally mapped out seven heavens. If he got to seven, you know there's more.

Quotes by Patti Smith

I know I'm a strong performer. I'm not an evolved musician.

Quotes by Patti Smith

What I do know is that traditional gender roles are very real and flipping the norm is difficult for even the strongest, funniest, smartest men.

Quotes by Patti Stanger

When I don't know what the music is going to be for a scene, I imagine some sort of orchestration going on and damned if they don't usually come up with a similar kind of thing.

Quotes by Patty Duke

Everyone is tortured. Do you know anyone who isn't?

Quotes by Patty Griffin

If you're working on ideas, and you don't know what they are, keep working on them. You don't know what they'll be.

Quotes by Patty Griffin

You know, my daughters have been through their entire lives and knowing about my case.

Quotes by Patty Hearst

Well, you know, they were - they were a terrorist group. They - when I was kidnapped they published all of their statements about their war that they declared on the United States.

Quotes by Patty Hearst

Well, you know, one lawyer says I'm the only witness and I'm not credible. Another lawyer says this witness - there's tons of evidence that's been available for years.

Quotes by Patty Hearst

Well, you know, it's really been, you know, quite a trip for me.

Quotes by Patty Hearst

There is - you know, there's receipts for rented cars and license plates and guns and hand prints and palm prints and fingerprints. You know, I want to wait until I'm in a court.

Quotes by Patty Hearst

I try not to buy into that whole, crazy 'you are what you drive' mentality here, but I wouldn't want to be seen in a Ford Fiesta - you know what I mean?

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

I know that a man's version of a tough woman is very different from a woman's version.

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

Who should make a great movie about Wonder Woman? It should be somebody who loves Wonder Woman. And I know that I'm that. So let's go and try.

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

I don't know that free trade... is good for our country and good for Iowa and Iowa workers.

Quotes by Patty Judge

The people in Iowa know that Washington isn't working. It's devolved into partisan politics and a lot of gridlock and obstruction.

Quotes by Patty Judge

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.