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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 what unemployment means because I was unemployed for one-and-a-half years, and I know the drama that the worker and unemployed worker faces. I know the world of the labor union better than I think anyone else does.

Quotes by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

When you play a semi-final, it is impossible to be tired. You know how much is at stake.

Quotes by Luka Modric

People don't think of cello as a rock instrument, really, and we want people to know all the possibilities that the cello can offer.

Quotes by Luka Sulic

Of course, there will always be, you know, conservative classical people who will judge you, but you know, who cares about them?

Quotes by Luka Sulic

A cello can sound like so many instruments, but it's only one, you know, like a guitar; it has percussive qualities. It can sing like the violin, you know, like a voice.

Quotes by Luka Sulic

The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know what you want to say and to whom you want to say it.

Quotes by Lukas Foss

That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what...

Quotes by Lukas Foss

Mozart wrote so many works in his thirty-five years that it would take a lifetime just to write out the notes. We literally do not know how he did it.

Quotes by Lukas Foss

I still do not know where the notes will come from when I accept a commission for a new work.

Quotes by Lukas Foss

I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.

Quotes by Lukas Foss

I know I have a left foot that was probably gifted to me by God, or someone up there, and I can always rely on it.

Quotes by Lukas Podolski

It's the most absurd story. I grew up in the dirt streets of Tijuana, dying of all kinds of diseases - tuberculosis, fevers, all that - and it somehow turned into this charmed life. I don't know exactly how.

Quotes by Luis Alberto Urrea

It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis.

Quotes by Luis Barragan

I don't know if we're on the edge of the precipice, but we're in a very, very, very difficult situation.

Quotes by Luis de Guindos

When you play against Athletic, you know there is no easy ball.

Quotes by Luis Enrique

I don't know what happens at radio as far as what is that X factor that makes a song click and have people get connected to it when it's in another language.

Quotes by Luis Fonsi

I've done songs in other languages. I know how hard it is.

Quotes by Luis Fonsi

We have to know that life cannot be changed by us. It will be changed. But not by us. We can only guide the things that can cause physical change.

Quotes by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.

Quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein

It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'

Quotes by Ludwig Wittgenstein

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.