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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.

My mind is vacant on names, but I know him as well as anything. When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back.

Quotes by Imogen Cunningham

I don't know what love means.

Quotes by Imogen Cunningham

I do think 'All Is by My Side' is the type of film I'm the most happiest. You know, I'm figuring it out. I did just move to New York, so I have to pay my rent.

Quotes by Imogen Poots

I still play Strat, I don't know nothing else. Strats and Telecasters.

Quotes by Ike Turner

My family called me the 'why kid' growing up. I always needed to know why something is happening, why I had to do something, why whatever.

Quotes by Ilhan Omar

I know that when we interact with those we fear and hate, we will find commonality.

Quotes by Ilhan Omar

It's our time to fight for the America we know we can have.

Quotes by Ilhan Omar

I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.

Quotes by Illeana Douglas

I have a hot memory, but I know I've forgotten many things, too, just squashed things in favor of survival.

Quotes by Iggy Pop

I was a pretty nice kid. Kind of quiet, but quiet in terms I wasn't going out and setting fire to anything. I had a big mouth and I was creative type, you know.

Quotes by Iggy Pop

Whenever some kind of mass shooting or any other kind of violent activity takes place, we kind of hold our breath until we are sure that no Muslim was involved, because we know that these incidents will be treated differently...

Quotes by Ibrahim Hooper

The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.

Quotes by Ida B. Wells

Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation.

Quotes by Ida Lupino

I take a script and mull over it and underline the bits I want to emphasize. When I go to the set, I know exactly what I want to do.

Quotes by Ida Lupino

Everybody thinks it's going to be so glamorous, so cool, you're on 'Glee,' you know, a hit show or whatever.

Quotes by Idina Menzel

A lot of my fans are young and hip and enjoy my pop album and know the lyrics to those songs as well, which is a real compliment to me.

Quotes by Idina Menzel

I don't quite know how to put it into words, but I feel for the audience that I have; I know them.

Quotes by Idina Menzel

Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I want to earn my stripes.

Quotes by Idris Elba

It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and that's a famous story, but who was he? Where did he come from? What was his upbringing?

Quotes by Idris Elba

Small Faces were really a soul band as far as we were concerned. That's what we listened to; that's what we played, you know? We were pretty much based on Booker T. and the M.G.'s.

Quotes by Ian McLagan

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.