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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.

You don't know what you're going to get into when you follow your bliss.

Quotes by James Hillman

I'm serenely convinced that we are heading into what will amount to a 'time out' from technological progress as we know it.

Quotes by James Howard Kunstler

The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which...

Quotes by James Hutton

I got the bill for my surgery. Now I know what those doctors were wearing masks for.

Quotes by James H. Boren

I never plan my novels because if I know what is going to happen, it bores me rigid. I let the story tell itself.

Quotes by James Herbert

I've actually seen a ghost, so I know they're really around.

Quotes by James Herbert

Nothing's really a prized possession except my family, you know?

Quotes by James Hetfield

You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.

Quotes by James Galway

You know, all writers are vampires and they'll look around and they watch you when you're not even thinking they're watching you and they'll slip stuff in.

Quotes by James Gandolfini

Too many actors have run for office. There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified.

Quotes by James Garner

We get better search results and we see more appropriate advertising when we let Google know who we are.

Quotes by James Gleick

I continually marvel at people who can make films that reach five hundred million people. How do you do that? Everybody's different - I don't know how that works.

Quotes by James Gray

My grandparents, they came through Ellis Island in 1923, and you know, I'd heard all the stories.

Quotes by James Gray

I am an Ashkenazi Jew, and there are a whole host of genetic disorders that only Ashkenazi Jews have. I don't know if you know this, but 16 or 17 disorders that we carry the gene for.

Quotes by James Gray

I know the world is hungry for good ministry.

Quotes by James Green Somerville

I like the Nova Corps; I just don't like Nova that much! He's okay, you know? I just don't like that helmet!

Quotes by James Gunn

I was as content Off-Broadway as I was in a big Hollywood movie, and, I just try to be content wherever I am, you know.

Quotes by James Earl Jones

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know.

Quotes by James Earl Jones

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

Quotes by James Earl Jones

Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that we'd starve, because we grew our own potatoes, you know? And our own hogs, and our own cows and stuff, you know.

Quotes by James Earl Jones

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.