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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.

It is so hard to get movies made in Hollywood that you got to have six going at once, and you know, probably none of those get made.

Quotes by John Lee Hancock

I didn't know the books and certainly didn't know the tragic origin story of Mary Poppins in 1906 Australia.

Quotes by John Lee Hancock

I got an English degree in college and then went to law school because I didn't know what else to do. I was a lawyer in Houston, Texas. I started writing plays and screenplays, and after about three years of...

Quotes by John Lee Hancock

Martin Jarvis was to have played the part originally but I think I had longer hair or something, I know not.

Quotes by John Leeson

I was familiar with that and 'Rio Bravo.' 'Rio Bravo' was what John Carpenter did, that brilliant move of taking a western and turning it into an urban flick. And from there you got, you know, all the cop genre...

Quotes by John Leguizamo

I've always studied our empires to empower myself, you know, and to have ammunition against anybody who could try to put me down.

Quotes by John Leguizamo

The more I see the less I know for sure.

Quotes by John Lennon

I don't know which will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity.

Quotes by John Lennon

We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity.

Quotes by John Lennon

Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or Christianity.

Quotes by John Lennon

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.

Quotes by John Lennon

I wanted young people to know that I was just a typical child.

Quotes by John Lewis

Kids cannot follow stories. They don't know what the hell is going on in a cartoon. They like to see funny visual things happening.

Quotes by John Kricfalusi

Writers don't always know what they mean - that's why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets the authoritative, perfected self; in life, the writer is lumbered with the uncertain, imperfect one.

Quotes by John Lahr

The truth is, it is hard to know where ideas come from.

Quotes by John Lanchester

I have sane friends, solvent friends, foodie friends, and friends who can take time off in the week, but I don't know one single person who ticks all those boxes.

Quotes by John Lanchester

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

John Keats

I don't know a country in the world that doesn't have borders and doesn't want to know who is coming into their country.

Quotes by John Kennedy

One of the greatest pieces of economic wisdom is to know what you do not know.

Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith

The word of God teacheth lowliness of mind; it teacheth us to know ourselves.

Quotes by John Jewel

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.