Knowing How Quotes

311 quotes by 255 authors

I want.." she said, knowing what she wanted, feeling pulled toward it, arching toward it, but hardly knowing how to say it. — Laini Taylor
But not hurting people and knowing how to get along with people, ... they're different. — Carol Plum-Ucci
Her first reaction was one of hope, because his eyes were open and shining with a radiant light she had never seen there before. She… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
We are too kind, too willing--too unwilling too--reaching out blindly with a grasping hand but not knowing how to ask for what we don't even… — Carol Shields
It was like looking at a knot, knowing it was a knot, but not knowing how to untie it. I had no map for this… — Laurie Halse Anderson
The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself: the mountains exist simply, which I do not. The mountains… — Peter Matthiessen
Suddenly it was obvious to Connor why they don't teach it. Once education was restructured and corporatized, they didn't want kids knowing how close they… — Neal Shusterman
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
It seems to me that the only way one can be helpful is to extend one's hand to someone else involuntarily, and without ever knowing… — Rainer Maria Rilke
so if you love him, why keep him waiting for 13 years?" "Because I was afraid. Afraid of not being worthy, afraid of not knowing… — Guillaume Musso
Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them… — Bell Hooks
Finding your way doesn't mean you always know where you're going. It's knowing how to find your way back home that's important. — Clare Vanderpool
Doing fine, thank you, I would say, never knowing how to talk about what I do. If I could talk about it, I would not… — Neil Gaiman
I couldnâ€™t help it,â€ I said, knowing how lame that sounded. It was as bad as Angelineâ€™s â€œitâ€™s not my faultâ€ mantra. — Richelle Mead
Wo ai ni, Tessa,â€ he whispered. â€œWo bu xiang shi qu ni.â€ She knew, without knowing how she knew, what the words meant. I love… — Cassandra Clare
So you used to know everything?" She wrinkled her nose. "Everybody did. I told you. It's nothing special, knowing how things work. And you really… — Neil Gaiman
Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it. — Tessa Dare
He maybe, possibly, said that if he got word of anyone getting in your way, theyâ€™d find out whether there was any truth to the… — Julie James
The particular skill that allows you to talk your way out of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you from the morning… — Malcolm Gladwell

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