--- title: "16 Knows Quotes By Will Smith" description: "16 Knows quotes by Will Smith. Plus more from Will Smith and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/will-smith-1021_defeat_if-you-learn-how-to-defeat-that-person-w_2440124.jpg" --- > [If you learn how to defeat that person when you're running. You will know how to not quit when things get hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/if-you-learn-how-to-defeat-that-person-when-you-re-running-you-will/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/will-smith-1021_defeat_if-you-learn-how-to-defeat-that-person-w_2440124.jpg) > [I know who I am, I know what I believe, that's all I need to know. From there, you do what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-know-who-i-am-i-know-what-i-believe-that-s-all-i-need-to-know-from/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/will-smith-1021_believe_i-know-who-i-am-i-know-what-i-believe-th_2001049.jpg) > [Any time you see a white guy in jail, you know he did something bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/any-time-you-see-a-white-guy-in-jail-you-know-he-did-something-bad/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/will-smith-1021_guy_any-time-you-see-a-white-guy-in-jail-you_737744.jpg) > [Because I know that hope and fear are connected, I put my mask of hope on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/because-i-know-that-hope-and-fear-are-connected-i-put-my-mask-of-hope/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/will-smith-1021_connected_because-i-know-that-hope-and-fear-are-co_517858.jpg) > [I am inspired beyond my ability to articulate... and now I know what and who I want to be... a soldier for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-am-inspired-beyond-my-ability-to-articulate-and-now-i-know-what-and/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/will-smith-1021_ability_i-am-inspired-beyond-my-ability-to-artic_1936697.jpg) > [For me and my storytelling and the way that I embrace stories in the way that I embrace characters, I desperately needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/for-me-and-my-storytelling-and-the-way-that-i-embrace-stories-in-the/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/will-smith-1021_character_for-me-and-my-storytelling-and-the-way-t_1224459.jpg) > [You can create whatever you want. You just have to know what you want and take the opportunities as they come your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/you-can-create-whatever-you-want-you-just-have-to-know-what-you-want/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/will-smith-1021_choices_you-can-create-whatever-you-want-you-jus_1613573.jpg) > [My biggest emotional defeat and the greatest emotional pain I've had as an actor was when "Wild Wild West" opened up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/my-biggest-emotional-defeat-and-the-greatest-emotional-pain-i-ve-had/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/will-smith-1021_actors_my-biggest-emotional-defeat-and-the-grea_1453925.jpg) > [I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. I made up my mind that when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-met-my-father-for-the-first-time-when-i-was-28-years-old-i-made-up/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/will-smith-1021_children_i-met-my-father-for-the-first-time-when_1208187.jpg) > [I know how to learn anything I want to learn. I absolutely know that I could learn how to fly the space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-know-how-to-learn-anything-i-want-to-learn-i-absolutely-know-that-i/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/will-smith-1021_absolutely_i-know-how-to-learn-anything-i-want-to-l_2805284.jpg) > [Can I say something? Um, I'm the type of person that if you ask me a question and I don't know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/can-i-say-something-um-i-m-the-type-of-person-that-if-you-ask-me-a/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/will-smith-1021_answers_can-i-say-something-um-i-m-the-type-of-p_2526527.jpg) > [Marvin Gaye said there's a song inside of me and I can't get it out. And I know it's in there, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/marvin-gaye-said-there-s-a-song-inside-of-me-and-i-can-t-get-it-out/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/will-smith-1021_able_marvin-gaye-said-there-s-a-song-inside-o_2483344.jpg) > [I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-ve-never-really-viewed-myself-as-particularly-talented-i-ve-viewed-2/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/will-smith-1021_above-average_i-ve-never-really-viewed-myself-as-parti_1208057.jpg) > [We think it hugely important to support young artists, there is a war against that kind of artistry, that kind of creation...When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/we-think-it-hugely-important-to-support-young-artists-there-is-a-war/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ca/will-smith-1021_art_we-think-it-hugely-important-to-support_2479538.jpg) > [It's been rough for me trying to find my position in the struggle and where my voice is needed and helpful. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/it-s-been-rough-for-me-trying-to-find-my-position-in-the-struggle-and/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ad/will-smith-1021_brutality_it-s-been-rough-for-me-trying-to-find-my_2323629.jpg) > [Greatness is not this, wonderful, esoteric, elusive, god-like feature that only the special among us will ever taste. You know? It's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/greatness-is-not-this-wonderful-esoteric-elusive-god-like-feature/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/will-smith-1021_believe_greatness-is-not-this-wonderful-esoteric_1698568.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Will Smith > [A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/a-rapper-is-about-being-completely-true-to-yourself-being-an-actor-is/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Goofy was the word that was used most often by my sisters because I've been this tall ever since I was 12 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/goofy-was-the-word-that-was-used-most-often-by-my-sisters-because-i/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Everybody need a partner to stand right by their side. Not only down for the good times. But also down through the bad times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/everybody-need-a-partner-to-stand-right-by-their-side-not-only-down/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Thomas Jefferson was a real poet. He was slick with that 'pursuit' of happiness because the 'pursuit' puts it back on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/thomas-jefferson-was-a-real-poet-he-was-slick-with-that-pursuit-of/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [I have fun. I enjoy my life. And I was hardwired for a deep connection between service, God, and happiness. You kind of need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-have-fun-i-enjoy-my-life-and-i-was-hardwired-for-a-deep-connection/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Believing in yourself is the first step to accomplishing any goal. If you think you're going to fail, you probably will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/believing-in-yourself-is-the-first-step-to-accomplishing-any-goal-if/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [ You might be \[outshining me in many ways\]. But if we get on a treadmill, there are two things: you're getting off first or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/you-might-be-outshining-me-in-many-ways-but-if-we-get-on-a-treadmill/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Black people playing tennis, next white people will be tap dancing!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/black-people-playing-tennis-next-white-people-will-be-tap-dancing/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Anything can go away. There's no such thing as safety and security. You can do things that give you the illusion of safety and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/anything-can-go-away-there-s-no-such-thing-as-safety-and-security-you/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [You be as truthful as you can to a specific situation, and it will become universal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/you-be-as-truthful-as-you-can-to-a-specific-situation-and-it-will/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Listen to these words, they are very inspirational.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/listen-to-these-words-they-are-very-inspirational/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [Life is lived on the edge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/life-is-lived-on-the-edge/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [You dont try to build a well, you dont set out to build a wall, you dont say I am going to build the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/you-dont-try-to-build-a-well-you-dont-set-out-to-build-a-wall-you/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [While the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/while-the-other-guy-s-sleeping-i-m-working-while-the-other-guy-s/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) > [“Too many people are buying things they can't afford, with money that they don't have... to impress people that they don't like!" Nothing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/too-many-people-are-buying-things-they-can-t-afford-with-money-that/) [Will Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/will-smith/#itemlist", "name": "16 Knows Quotes By Will Smith", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you learn how to defeat that person when you're running. 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I made up my mind that when I had children, my children were going to know who their father was.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Will Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-smith/i-met-my-father-for-the-first-time-when-i-was-28-years-old-i-made-up/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/will-smith-1021_children_i-met-my-father-for-the-first-time-when_1208187.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/will-smith-1021_children_i-met-my-father-for-the-first-time-when_1208187.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/514/will-smith-1021_children_i-met-my-father-for-the-first-time-when_1208187.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I met my father for the first time when I was 28 years old. 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