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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.

Confidence can be elusive because you don't know you've lost it. It's not something you can put your finger on.

Quotes by Owen Farrell

I don't know how to thank everyone for all their help.

Quotes by Oxana Chusovitina

Nevertheless, I do know that we are part of a danger zone, we have military operations in Afghanistan and we're training the Iraqi police force. The terrorists also have us in their sights.

Quotes by Otto Schily

I didn't want to be an accountant; I found myself being a banker, which was a bit different. I went to university, and I was going to do a Ph.D. in the States, but I didn't get the funding for...

Quotes by Owain Yeoman

You know, if one paints someone's portrait, one should not know him if possible.

Quotes by Otto Dix

I knew that the Hague Convention prohibited the use of poison in war. I didn't know the details of the terms of the Convention, but I did know of that prohibition.

Quotes by Otto Hahn

One of the hopes we have when we hear or read an interview with a mystery writer is to get inside the writer's head, to learn something we didn't know before.

Quotes by Otto Penzler

I teach at Duke, and I have students who are all of twenty who want to write memoirs, and you know it's all pretty interesting stuff, but a lot of them lack gravitas, you know.

Quotes by Oscar Hijuelos

I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on.

Quotes by Oscar Levant

You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz.

Quotes by Oscar Peterson

If you know anything about Ethiopia, they are very security conscious, a very closed environment. It's a repressive place were journalists and bloggers are arrested all the time.

Quotes by Ory Okolloh

We are raising a generation of children who may not know how to mobilize without Facebook.

Quotes by Ory Okolloh

The dearest things I know are what you are.

Quotes by Oscar Hammerstein II

You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes of them. What did they mean to him. What did he get out of them.

Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about.

Quotes by Orlando Bloom

I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.

Quotes by Orlando Bloom

When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it.

Quotes by Orlando Cepeda

Graphic novels and comic books, by and large, as you know, have cover art, and they have interior art. The interior art is never as detailed as the cover art.

Quotes by Orlando Jones

I do know dumb-ass questions when I see dumb-ass questions.

Quotes by Orrin Hatch

No matter how badly senators want to know things, judicial nominees are limited in what they may discuss. That limitation is real, and it comes from the very nature of what judges do.

Quotes by Orrin Hatch

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.