--- title: "11 Knew Talking Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Knew Talking quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Knew Talking sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/george-kennedy-46529_writing_ancient-writers-sometimes-meant-what-the_417227.png" --- > [“Ancient writers sometimes meant what they said and occasionally even knew what they were talking about.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kennedy/ancient-writers-sometimes-meant-what-they-said-and-occasionally-even/) [George Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/george-kennedy-46529_writing_ancient-writers-sometimes-meant-what-the_417227.png) > [I've definitely gotten a few jobs by pretending like I knew what I was talking about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-j-adams/i-ve-definitely-gotten-a-few-jobs-by-pretending-like-i-knew-what-i/) [Patrick J. Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-j-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/patrick-j-adams-14846_about_i-ve-definitely-gotten-a-few-jobs-by-pre_291739.jpg) > [We knew we were talking about spies. I knew he knew I knew. I was digging my own grave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-keeler/we-knew-we-were-talking-about-spies-i-knew-he-knew-i-knew-i-was/) [Christine Keeler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-keeler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32e/christine-keeler-21322_digging_we-knew-we-were-talking-about-spies-i-kn_261432.jpg) > [“How wise people thought themselves when they often knew nothing about what they were talking!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-steedman/how-wise-people-thought-themselves-when-they-often-knew-nothing-about/) [Amy Steedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-steedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/amy-steedman-61007_thought_how-wise-people-thought-themselves-when_3227487.jpg) > [The man who uses big words is afraid that if people knew what he was talking about, they would know he didnt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikrant-parsai/the-man-who-uses-big-words-is-afraid-that-if-people-knew-what-he-was/) [Vikrant Parsai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikrant-parsai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/vikrant-parsai-70_about_the-man-who-uses-big-words-is-afraid-tha_2936937.jpg) > [“sex was where laurel knew she knew him, and talking was the way she called him to her.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshilyn-jackson/sex-was-where-laurel-knew-she-knew-him-and-talking-was-the-way-she/) [Joshilyn Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshilyn-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/joshilyn-jackson-12303_laurel_sex-was-where-laurel-knew-she-knew-him-a_2480013.jpg) > [Martin Luther King Jr., recognized bias when he saw it, knew what he was talking about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-schwartz/martin-luther-king-jr-recognized-bias-when-he-saw-it-knew-what-he-was/) [Jack Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-schwartz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef8/jack-schwartz-25019_about_martin-luther-king-jr-recognized-bias-wh_271472.jpg) > [“I explained that guys hazed one another, that it was harmless, that it would ultimately lead to a lifelong bond. "They're war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-dermont/i-explained-that-guys-hazed-one-another-that-it-was-harmless-that-it/) [Amber Dermont](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-dermont/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/amber-dermont-16211_war_i-explained-that-guys-hazed-one-another_2988166.jpg) > [We had literary references, so we knew what we were talking about. We could quote things, talk about books we'd read; you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/we-had-literary-references-so-we-knew-what-we-were-talking-about-we/) [Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/kevin-ayers-38610_about_we-had-literary-references-so-we-knew-wh_1832114.jpg) > [When you're a kid, you don't know what's right and wrong, so you kind of just have to listen to what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-fritz/when-you-re-a-kid-you-don-t-know-what-s-right-and-wrong-so-you-kind/) [Taylor Fritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-fritz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/taylor-fritz-21958_people_when-you-re-a-kid-you-don-t-know-what-s_1920766.jpg) > [“He knew Kerry well enough to know that had he turned right back around, apologized, asked her to forgive the knee-jerk reaction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-kauffman/he-knew-kerry-well-enough-to-know-that-had-he-turned-right-back/) [Donna Kauffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-kauffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/donna-kauffman-2275_time_he-knew-kerry-well-enough-to-know-that-h_901741.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knew-talking/#itemlist", "name": "Knew Talking Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Ancient writers sometimes meant what they said and occasionally even knew what they were talking about.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Kennedy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-kennedy/ancient-writers-sometimes-meant-what-they-said-and-occasionally-even/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/george-kennedy-46529_writing_ancient-writers-sometimes-meant-what-the_417227.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/george-kennedy-46529_writing_ancient-writers-sometimes-meant-what-the_417227.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/george-kennedy-46529_writing_ancient-writers-sometimes-meant-what-the_417227.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ancient writers sometimes meant what they said and occasionally even knew what they were talking about.” — George Kennedy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've definitely gotten a few jobs by pretending like I knew what I was talking about.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patrick J. 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