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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.

Conformity is painful. You know, it's too tight. Conformity leads to rebellion. So a desire for happiness is in direct conflict with a desire for freedom.

Quotes by Thomas Jane

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

Thomas Jefferson

If you want psychic gratification, one of the greatest ways is to know that you've made a real contribution to saving a species from blinking out during your lifetime.

Quotes by Thomas Kaplan

My opponents will do anything they can to distract from their own flawed candidate. Bob Menendez is under federal criminal investigation. As far as I know, he is the only candidate for Senate under federal criminal investigation.

Quotes by Thomas Kean, Jr.

You're getting to know who the great chefs are through their books.

Quotes by Thomas Keller

They know what my standards are. They know what I need and how to get it to me, and they know how to communicate with me if for some reason they can't get it.

Quotes by Thomas Keller

Mature? Yeah, I get told that a lot. I don't know if it's true. I guess I try to be bright.

Quotes by Thomas Horn

I don't want to make any huge decisions before I really know what I'm doing and am sure of myself.

Quotes by Thomas Horn

I'm looked upon as a theater actor who happened to know martial arts before I got into the movies.

Quotes by Thomas Ian Griffith

I think audiences like to see their favorite actor handle himself physically on screen, however he does it. He can wrestle, or box, or he can know karate.

Quotes by Thomas Ian Griffith

It gives me the creeps when I see a frame for a building going up and recognise the architect. You shouldn't know who a project is by.

Quotes by Thomas Heatherwick

There are millions of kids who, naturally, if we could only remember how it is - you know, you resent authority, you are impatient for change, you want to fix things up.

Quotes by Thomas Foran

We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it.

Quotes by Thomas Friedman

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's and in those days I had a boatload of equipment that always seemed to be going wrong.

Quotes by Thomas Dolby

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios are going to ensure that this thing marches on. They know that they are going to make an enormous amount of money from it.

Quotes by Thomas Dolby

A lot of kids do not know my club exists yet. I did not do any big advertising, and that's what I might do in the next two or three weeks, put something in the paper.

Quotes by Thomas Dooley

We know who are the best doctors, which doctors are performing well. Why are we not giving this know-how to our customers?

Quotes by Thomas Buberl

None know how often the hand of God is seen in a wilderness but them that rove it for a man's life.

Quotes by Thomas Cole

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.

Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

We know no spectacle so ridiculous as the British public in one of its periodical fits of morality.

Quotes by Thomas Babington Macaulay

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.