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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.

We are all fed from hundreds and thousands of hands. Often we do not know whose they are nor how they work. Only a few of us ever visualize the hands that grope in the coal mines or push levers...

Quotes by Louis MacNeice

If you go back to 2001, the market had two violent short covering rallies then, although I know the market didn't officially get going until March 2003.

Quotes by Louis Navellier

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

Quotes by Louis Nizer

I don't know what it's like to be an actor, where if your show gets canceled, really you're just a bum.

Quotes by Louis C. K.

I'm not sure why I'm so often disgusting on stage. I don't always know where it comes from.

Quotes by Louis C. K.

But I'm also talented and I know when I created something great and Perfect Night is something great, no doubt, no but.

Quotes by Lou Reed

I don't know anyone actually who does care what a critic says.

Quotes by Lou Reed

I don't really think about what the subject of my next album will be. I just know that I'm going to make another album.

Quotes by Lou Reed

I don't know what goes on in the crowd. I've had them show up and throw beer cans at me. I caused riots in most of the major cities.

Quotes by Lou Reed

I have no control over the audience. I have no idea what they think. My heart's pure. I can't do anything. I really can't do anything. I don't know what goes on in the crowd.

Quotes by Lou Reed

I've been in Vegas. That's where you get into the money thing. Boy, you get greedy in Vegas, you know. That's the only place that you can bet $25, get it up to $500 and refuse to quit.

Quotes by Louie Anderson

I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head...

Quotes by Louis Aragon

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

Quotes by Louis Armstrong

There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them.

Quotes by Louis Armstrong

We were not as rich as the Rockefellers or Mellons, but we were rich enough to know how rich they were.

Quotes by Louis Auchincloss

I'm not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference.

Quotes by Lou Gehrig

We put out press releases to tell people what had happened to me and that I had a large weight gain but a lot of people still didn't know. The ones that didn't know were floored. That was a real...

Quotes by Lou Gramm

I don't know if there are words to describe my motivation.

Quotes by Lorrie Fair

I don't know if you could take a whole 90 minutes and say that was the best game we ever played.

Quotes by Lorrie Fair

UNC symbolizes something special. When you get chills you know you belong here.

Quotes by Lorrie Fair

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.