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Known Quotes

Lines on reputation and how people get remembered.

This collection looks at being known from a few directions, including long personal familiarity built over years and professional reputations tied to a specific skill. It touches on Any field where recognition follows steady work.

I don't want to be known as an item dancer. I want to be known as an actress only.

Quotes by Nargis Fakhri

Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.

Quotes by Moliere

I want to be known as Terminator 2.

Quotes by Miriam Defensor-Santiago

I'm known clean around the Earth.

Quotes by Minnesota Fats

What do you despise? By this you are truly known.

Quotes by Michelangelo

The character of a man is known from his conversations.

Quotes by Menander

I'm known as a voice for a generation of people that don't have a voice.

Quotes by Machine Gun Kelly

I don't have any desire to be better known.

Quotes by Lindsay Duncan

I've known struggle.

Quotes by Letitia James

On December 18, 1940, Hitler signed Directive Number 21, better known as Operation Barbarossa.

Quotes by Leopold Trepper

A friend is nothing but a known enemy.

Quotes by Kurt Cobain

In the '50s Morris Louis and I were not known, David Smith and Helen Frankenthaler were not much known.

Quotes by Kenneth Noland

I have never known stage-fright at any time.

Quotes by Kate Smith

We are known as one of the few truly antifascist families in Munich.

Quotes by Karl Amadeus Hartmann

Mexico is known throughout the world thanks to mariachi.

Quotes by Juan Gabriel

Autism and seizures are the least known areas of illnesses.

Quotes by John Travolta

God wills to be displayed and known and loved and cherished and worshiped.

Quotes by John Piper

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.

Quotes by John Lennon

I'm Swedish. Sweden is known for its melancholia.

Quotes by Johan Renck

I've always known what I wanted. I've always wanted to be on top of that podium.

Quotes by Jessica Ennis-Hill

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Frequently Asked Questions

What different senses of "known" show up in this collection?
Personal acquaintance, such as knowing someone since they were a teenager, professional reputation, like mayors known as problem-solvers, and the more permanent kind of being known for one particular thing.
Why would someone search for quotes about being "known"?
Reputation and recognition are common themes people want language for - these quotes range from proud to resigned, showing how being known for something can feel different depending on what it is.
Is there a quote about being known for a lasting or unwanted reason?
Yes, one speaker reflects that no matter what else they do, they'll Forever be known as the prosecutor from a specific, notorious case - a mix of acceptance and resignation.
Does this page include a quote about being known for creative work?
Yes, one states that being known for musicals is a great thing, offering a more positive take on professional recognition.
What other topics pair with Known quotes?
Forever and Being quotes touch on similar ideas about identity and reputation.

A sharper entry admits to being permanently known for one difficult chapter of a career, a weight worth reading alongside Been and Being.