--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: That's how many that don't know, they…" description: "\"That's how many that don't know, they knew I could do it!\" — Dmx" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/dmx-3054_knew_that-s-how-many-that-don-t-know-they-kne_2030030.png" --- # That's how many that don't know, they knew I could do it! ![“That's how many that don't know, they knew I could do it!” quote by Dmx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/dmx-3054_knew_that-s-how-many-that-don-t-know-they-kne_2030030.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/dmx-3054_knew_that-s-how-many-that-don-t-know-they-kne_2030030.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c3/dmx-3054_knew_that-s-how-many-that-don-t-know-they-kne_2030030.png) > “That's how many that don't know, they knew I could do it!” [Dmx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmx/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker points out that people who were unaware of their abilities are now surprised they succeeded. **In simple terms:** People were surprised they could succeed. Key Takeaway Embrace confidence and prove doubters wrong. Themes confidence surprise achievement Mood proud determined Type motivational inspirational When to use this quote - career milestones - public speaking - personal challenges Key Concepts self‑efficacy perception validation Questions to Reflect On - How do you handle unexpected praise? - What does proving others wrong mean to you? A Different Perspective Success may still face skepticism from others. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Don Know](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/don-know/) [Knew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knew/) [Know](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know/) [Know Knew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-knew-821945/) ## Related quotes > [“What was the truth? he wondered. How important was it to know? 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Not at all. But the Knew!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-gladwell/did-they-know-why-they-knew-not-at-all-but-the-knew/) [Malcolm Gladwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-gladwell/) > [“What I know at sixty, I knew as well at twenty. Forty years of a long, a superfluous, labor of verification.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/what-i-know-at-sixty-i-knew-as-well-at-twenty-forty-years-of-a-long-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You think that you know me, but you knew me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-chauss/you-think-that-you-know-me-but-you-knew-me/) [Jeffrey Chaussé](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-chauss/) > [“Did he know that I knew that he knew who I was? I was getting quite good at social subtleties.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/did-he-know-that-i-knew-that-he-knew-who-i-was-i-was-getting-quite/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I didn't know what I knew. 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All you gotta do is set it baby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dmx/d-m-x-if-you-want-it-we-got-it-come-and-get-it-nigga-we-wit-it-all/) [Dmx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmx/) > [Let's get it on!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dmx/let-s-get-it-on/) [Dmx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmx/) > [Looked in the mirror, didn't like what I saw. All I could say was, ahh man shit gotta change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dmx/looked-in-the-mirror-didn-t-like-what-i-saw-all-i-could-say-was-ahh/) [Dmx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmx/) > [“That the same things thou done to them, will be done to thee.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dmx/that-the-same-things-thou-done-to-them-will-be-done-to-thee/) [DMX](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmx/) > [When I was a kid, nobody in my family had a car. And I didn't have many toys. 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