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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.

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation.

Quotes by John Abizaid

Clearly the Secretary of Defense, my boss, would like nothing better than to get Osama bin Laden and to get... to ensure the complete defeat of al-Qaida, because we know that al-Qaida is planning operations against the United States even...

Quotes by John Abizaid

You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.

Quotes by John Abizaid

Full surely there is a blessedness beyond the grave for those who have already entered on it here, and in no other form than that wherein they know it here, at any moment.

Quotes by Johann Gottlieb Fichte

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.

Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater

Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.

Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater

They make revolutionary propaganda because they know the privileged class can never be overturned peacefully.

Quotes by Johann Most

Those English and Scottish know how to do accents.

Quotes by Joey McIntyre

In the Premier League, the money is a problem, but I don't really know how to control it.

Quotes by Johan Cruyff

I like being out on a limb and not know what we're doing and why: just deal with it, the mayhem, you know?

Quotes by Johan Renck

In the early 1990s, I was signed as a singer to the same label as Robyn. She was in her early teens, and I was in my twenties, so we didn't hang out, but our paths crossed so many times...

Quotes by Johan Renck

I've been working in television for a long time, and I know all aspects of television.

Quotes by Johan Renck

Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to a careless and thoughtless state of life, and yields to the lust of the flesh, not considering that...

Quotes by Johann Arndt

When I'm in stage, I never plan, you know, 'I'm going to do this.' But of course, you have a concept what you're going to do. But you don't really plan it.

Quotes by Joey Alexander

I was just coming out of prison, I was married, and I had a kid, and I didn't know what to do, so I tried stand-up.

Quotes by Joey Diaz

It definitely takes a fair bit of experience to know what's the right kind of wave and which is the wrong wave.

Quotes by Joel Parkinson

Know you food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

Industrial agriculture, because it depends on standardization, has bombarded us with the message that all pork is pork, all chicken is chicken, eggs eggs, even though we all know that can't really be true.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

Our culture doesn't ask about preserving the essence of pig; it just asks how can we grow them faster, fatter, bigger, and cheaper. We know that's not a noble goal.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

Television news was expanding to an hour, and producers did not know how to fill the space and time.

Quotes by Joel Siegel

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.