--- title: "10 Knows Quotes By John Legend" description: "10 Knows quotes by John Legend. Plus more from John Legend and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/john-legend-1666_knows_cause-everybody-knows-that-nobody-really_2843465.png" --- > [Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/cause-everybody-knows-that-nobody-really-knows/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/john-legend-1666_knows_cause-everybody-knows-that-nobody-really_2843465.png) > [Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/some-people-you-know-should-just-go-to-college-and-do-what-they-do/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/john-legend-1666_college_some-people-you-know-should-just-go-to-c_2642.png) > [I know when things feel a little, like, intrusive and when they don't. I don't have a lot to hide. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-know-when-things-feel-a-little-like-intrusive-and-when-they-don-t-i/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/john-legend-1666_feel_i-know-when-things-feel-a-little-like-in_251747.png) > [Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&B pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/anybody-under-the-age-of-forty-knows-hip-hop-gospel-and-r-b-pretty/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdb/john-legend-1666_age_anybody-under-the-age-of-forty-knows-hip_116058.jpg) > [I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-listen-to-all-those-kinds-of-music-from-classic-soul-to-hip-hop-to-2/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c8/john-legend-1666_alternatives_i-listen-to-all-those-kinds-of-music-fro_2531864.png) > [I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-have-a-structured-songwriting-process-i-start-with-the-music-and/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c07/john-legend-1666_bunch_i-have-a-structured-songwriting-process_2399903.png) > [A just society is not one built on fear or repression or vengeance or exclusion, but one built on love. Love for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/a-just-society-is-not-one-built-on-fear-or-repression-or-vengeance-or/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/john-legend-1666_built_a-just-society-is-not-one-built-on-fear_561617.png) > [People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/people-see-me-as-pretty-low-key-in-a-lot-of-ways-and-for-me-like-even/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/john-legend-1666_artist_people-see-me-as-pretty-low-key-in-a-lot_1564863.png) > [We want to do things that are interesting, great storytelling, some of it is gonna be more fun and funny, some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/we-want-to-do-things-that-are-interesting-great-storytelling-some-of/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/john-legend-1666_fun_we-want-to-do-things-that-are-interestin_2203749.png) > [For me there's insecurity when you're releasing an album because you spend all of this time working on that one thing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/for-me-there-s-insecurity-when-you-re-releasing-an-album-because-you/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-legend-1666_album_for-me-there-s-insecurity-when-you-re-re_1650594.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by John Legend > [Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry about trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/some-people-you-know-should-just-go-to-college-and-do-what-they-do/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-guess-a-lot-of-times-pressure-is-put-on-something-after-it-becomes/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/the-best-way-to-fight-poverty-is-to-empower-people-through-access-to/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [My first album, 'Get Lifted,' was a hip-hop soul album that had some of its roots in the church, as far as the sonic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/my-first-album-get-lifted-was-a-hip-hop-soul-album-that-had-some-of/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I don't like going to football games. I like watching them on television. When you go to a game, it's hard to focus. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-don-t-like-going-to-football-games-i-like-watching-them-on/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [There's a lot of hurry up and wait. But it gives you time to write a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/there-s-a-lot-of-hurry-up-and-wait-but-it-gives-you-time-to-write-a/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [Fear. People are afraid of talking about their fears and insecurities. They're afraid of expressing emotion beyond anger, dominance, or power, and they're afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/fear-people-are-afraid-of-talking-about-their-fears-and-insecurities/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [When I write, I don't really focus on duets or anything like that, or whether I'm going to feature this or that rapper. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/when-i-write-i-don-t-really-focus-on-duets-or-anything-like-that-or/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I would tell myself, "Love yourself and don't be afraid to take risks." I was often afraid to take risks, socially, because I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-would-tell-myself-love-yourself-and-don-t-be-afraid-to-take-risks-i/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I never went through a period where I didn't want to play music. I've always loved it and it's always been a huge part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-never-went-through-a-period-where-i-didn-t-want-to-play-music-i-ve/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [All men should be feminists. If men cared about women's rights, the world would be a better place](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/all-men-should-be-feminists-if-men-cared-about-women-s-rights-the/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/i-used-read-about-dr-king-a-lot-as-a-kid-independently-from-being/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [“All men should be feminists. If men care about women’s rights the world will be a better place. We are better off when women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/all-men-should-be-feminists-if-men-care-about-women-s-rights-the/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [Experience is a great teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/experience-is-a-great-teacher/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [This ain't a movie no. No fairy tale conclusion ya'll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/this-ain-t-a-movie-no-no-fairy-tale-conclusion-ya-ll/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/john-legend/#itemlist", "name": "10 Knows Quotes By John Legend", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Legend" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/cause-everybody-knows-that-nobody-really-knows/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/john-legend-1666_knows_cause-everybody-knows-that-nobody-really_2843465.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/john-legend-1666_knows_cause-everybody-knows-that-nobody-really_2843465.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/john-legend-1666_knows_cause-everybody-knows-that-nobody-really_2843465.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Cause everybody knows, that nobody really knows.” — John Legend", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some people, you know, should just go to college and do what they do and have a great job and not worry about trying to be famous as a singer. 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Love for those we don't even know.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Legend" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/a-just-society-is-not-one-built-on-fear-or-repression-or-vengeance-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/john-legend-1666_built_a-just-society-is-not-one-built-on-fear_561617.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/john-legend-1666_built_a-just-society-is-not-one-built-on-fear_561617.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/john-legend-1666_built_a-just-society-is-not-one-built-on-fear_561617.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A just society is not one built on fear or repression or vengeance or exclusion, but one built on love. 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And for me, like, even choosing to be John Legend and to be who I am as a star, as an artist, it's a risk 'cause I - you know, I graduated from college and worked as a management consultant, and I could have had this very kind of buttoned-up life and worn suits to work every day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Legend" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/people-see-me-as-pretty-low-key-in-a-lot-of-ways-and-for-me-like-even/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/john-legend-1666_artist_people-see-me-as-pretty-low-key-in-a-lot_1564863.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/john-legend-1666_artist_people-see-me-as-pretty-low-key-in-a-lot_1564863.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/john-legend-1666_artist_people-see-me-as-pretty-low-key-in-a-lot_1564863.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People see me as pretty low key in a lot of ways. 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After you put it out there to the public you never know which songs are going to work or even if the album is going to work as a whole so there is a little bit of nervousness around predicting what the numbers will be and if it's going to be well-received.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Legend" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/for-me-there-s-insecurity-when-you-re-releasing-an-album-because-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-legend-1666_album_for-me-there-s-insecurity-when-you-re-re_1650594.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-legend-1666_album_for-me-there-s-insecurity-when-you-re-re_1650594.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/john-legend-1666_album_for-me-there-s-insecurity-when-you-re-re_1650594.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For me there's insecurity when you're releasing an album because you spend all of this time working on that…” — John Legend", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/john-legend/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/john-legend/", "name": "Knows Quotes by John Legend", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/john-legend/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/john-legend-1666_knows_cause-everybody-knows-that-nobody-really_2843465.png" }, "description": "10 Knows quotes by John Legend. 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