(1068 quotes found)
“I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning”
Plato
“One that lies three thirds and uses a known truth to pass a thousand nothings with, should be once heard and thrice beaten.”
William Shakespeare
“"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do no know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know”
Donald Rumsfeld
“Your company's most valuable asset is how it is known to its customers.”
Brian Tracy
“How could I have known how much it meant for her to see a patch of blue sky, to observe the flying seagulls, or how important that chestnut tree was to her, when she had never shown an interest in nature before. But once she felt like a caged bird, how she longed for it. Even just the thought of the open air gave her comfort, but she kept all these feelings to herself.”
Otto Frank
“Breast and bosoms I have known Of varied shapes and sizes From poignant disappointments To jubilant surprises”
Waldo Pierce
“It is a well-known fact that although the public is fine when taken individually, when it forms itself into large groups, it tends to act as though it has one partially consumed Pez tablet for a brain.”
Dave Barry
“Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so are good men known by their enemies”
Chinese Proverbs
“Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and high taxes.”
Charley Reese
“Crabgrass can grow on bowling balls in airless rooms, and there is no known way to kill it that does not involve nuclear weapons.”