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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.

Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different.

Quotes by Bill Parcells

I've been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.

Quotes by Bill Parcells

I listen to Emmylou Harris. She's my favorite. I don't know why, but I just feel more creative with her playing.

Quotes by Bill Plympton

I personally - if I were designing the tax code - would have a tax code in which Mitt Romney paid more than 13 percent, given what I know about the kind of investments he made money from.

Quotes by Bill Kristol

People are afraid of things they don't understand. They don't know how to relate. It threatens their security, their existence, their career, image.

Quotes by Bill Laswell

To me, in retrospect, it was amazing that 'Seinfeld' was a show that had such mass appeal. At first it was a disaster in the ratings, but then it became a cultural phenomenon. I don't know if that's possible anymore,...

Quotes by Bill Lawrence

I'm kind of a nervous guy. I know on television I look like I'm half asleep, but inside I'm going about 100 miles an hour.

Quotes by Bill Medley

I don't know what I would do if it wasn't music, 'cause I'm really a one trick pony.

Quotes by Bill Medley

We see more and more of our Presidents and know less and less about what they do.

Quotes by Bill Moyers

Americans now know that housing prices can go down and they can go down by 10, 20, 30, and in some cases, 40 or 50 percent. We know they can go down. But five years ago, we thought they could...

Quotes by Bill Gross

Well, I, you know, I think at PIMCO we always try and be open with the press and the public. I mean, isn't that what voters want from their politicians? Mohamed El-Erian, our CEO, writes several op-eds a week.

Quotes by Bill Gross

I would admit I'm an introvert. I don't know why introverts have to apologize.

Quotes by Bill Gross

You know those adages about smelling the roses and chasing butterflies? The markets are my butterflies and my roses.

Quotes by Bill Gross

I don't know how you talk about the founding of America, and what became of the United States, without talking about religious doctrine.

Quotes by Bill Haslam

I don't know of any of us that want to see any kind of default happen.

Quotes by Bill Huizenga

People keep telling us, that they didn't know when they were booking tickets for it, but afterwards they say that they've had no sense that they were watching an old fashioned play.

Quotes by Bill Irwin

You know one little way in which baseball changes us? We don't even think twice about Japanese names anymore. You know what I mean?

Quotes by Bill James

I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn't know it was in System V.

Quotes by Bill Joy

That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a call as the guy in the boxes. He can see my arm signal even if he can't hear my voice.

Quotes by Bill Klem

I just don't see myself as retiring. As long as I'm healthy and can play the drums, that's what I'm going to do because that's the most fun thing that I know how to do.

Quotes by Bill Kreutzmann

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.