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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.

A 'new thinker', when studied closely, is merely a man who does not know what other people have thought.

Quotes by Frank Moore Colby

I don't know what idea is going to hit me when.

Quotes by Frank Peretti

So you've got to test the envelope, find out what are your abilities and if you falter, pick yourself up and test it again. Otherwise, what is it all about, you know?

Quotes by Frank Lowy

And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of the opposite sex. And you might get excited and you might do something natural.

Quotes by Frank McCourt

I don't know how consciously anyone looks for a father figure.

Quotes by Frank Dillane

Although I grew up around movies, I don't know that I assumed I was going to be an actor.

Quotes by Frank Dillane

I don't know how to overcome this perception that I'm extravagant.

Quotes by Frank Gehry

What people don't know is that I'm a blackbelt in jujitsu, which I've been for 20 years, and I've been boxing since I've been 15 years old - those are things that come natural to me.

Quotes by Frank Grillo

To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.

Quotes by Frank Herbert

Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That's the thing I really want to break into!

Quotes by Frank Iero

I know of no greater work for humanity than in the cause of peace, which can only be achieved by the earnest efforts of nations and peoples.

Quotes by Frank B. Kellogg

I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden...

Quotes by Frank B. Kellogg

My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn't how people are going to receive them, because they don't know the code.

Quotes by Frank Black

Most of the things we decide are not what we know to be the best. We say yes, merely because we are driven into a corner and must say something.

Quotes by Frank Crane

You do not succeed because you do not know what you want, but because you don't want it intensely enough.

Quotes by Frank Crane

We Americans are mildly interested, of course, in reading about the discovery of radium by Madame Curie, but what we really yearn to know is the name of the uncommemorated French female who first mixed a sauce bearnaise.

Quotes by Frank Crowninshield

Half the world does not know how the other half lives.

Quotes by Francois Rabelais

How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?

Quotes by Francois Rabelais

Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.

Quotes by Frank A. Clark

You know that I played football because of the fun and to enjoy it.

Quotes by Franck Ribery

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.