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title: "11 Intimate Knowledge Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I find it hard to manage somebody's work unless I have an intimate knowledge of how to do it myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-kan/i-find-it-hard-to-manage-somebody-s-work-unless-i-have-an-intimate/)

[Justin Kan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-kan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/justin-kan-4459_hard_i-find-it-hard-to-manage-somebody-s-work_1541698.png)

> [I do bring an intimate knowledge of the South African team. I know the little idiosyncrasies of each of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-arthur/i-do-bring-an-intimate-knowledge-of-the-south-african-team-i-know-the/)

[Mickey Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-arthur/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/mickey-arthur-8249_bring_i-do-bring-an-intimate-knowledge-of-the_443836.jpg)

> [Intimate knowledge of God is possible if we habitually search His Holy Scriptures & translate what we find into obedience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-muller/intimate-knowledge-of-god-is-possible-if-we-habitually-search-his/)

[George Muller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-muller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/george-muller-7485_holy_intimate-knowledge-of-god-is-possible-if_2932077.png)

> [Most of all, perhaps, we need an intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has anything magical about it, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/most-of-all-perhaps-we-need-an-intimate-knowledge-of-the-past-not/)

[C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/c-s-lewis-2-132_history_most-of-all-perhaps-we-need-an-intimate_1374121.png)

> [I consider an intimate knowledge of the Bible an indispensable quality of a well educated man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-andrews-millikan/i-consider-an-intimate-knowledge-of-the-bible-an-indispensable/)

[Robert Andrews Millikan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-andrews-millikan/)

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> [“All cities have a certain fascination that is lost with too intimate a knowledge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-dark/all-cities-have-a-certain-fascination-that-is-lost-with-too-intimate/)

[Sidney Dark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-dark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0d/sidney-dark-61686_knowledge_all-cities-have-a-certain-fascination-th_1861552.jpg)

> [The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-price-one-pays-for-pursuing-any-profession-or-calling-is-an-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/anonymous-1_calling_the-price-one-pays-for-pursuing-any-prof_2472299.jpg)

> [Good architecture should be a projection of life itself, and that implies an intimate knowledge of biological, social, technical, and artistic problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-gropius/good-architecture-should-be-a-projection-of-life-itself-and-that/)

[Walter Gropius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-gropius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/walter-gropius-11267_architecture_good-architecture-should-be-a-projection_1638157.jpg)

> [It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-barenboim/it-is-always-interesting-and-sometimes-even-important-to-have/)

[Daniel Barenboim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-barenboim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/daniel-barenboim-11600_always_it-is-always-interesting-and-sometimes-e_935033.jpg)

> [Tis impossible to judge with much Præcision of the true Motives and Qualities of human Actions, or of the Propriety of Rules…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/tis-impossible-to-judge-with-much-pr-cision-of-the-true-motives-and/)

[John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d73/john-adams-529_action_tis-impossible-to-judge-with-much-pr-cis_2492146.jpg)

> [ My intimate knowledge of the \[UN\] system allowed me to get things done despite the many obstacles. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/my-intimate-knowledge-of-the-un-system-allowed-me-to-get-things-done/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/kofi-annan-799_despite_my-intimate-knowledge-of-the-un-system-a_364544.png)

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