Quotes by Knowing The best skill at cards is knowing when to discard. Baltasar Gracian skillsknowingletting-go True knowledge lies in knowing how to live. Baltasar Gracian knowinglyingknowledge Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one. Baltasar Gracian importantknowing We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect. Barack Obama imperfectknowing We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations Barack Obama generationsknowingchildren While we may not live to see the full realization of our ambition, we will have the satisfaction of knowing that the world we leave to our children will be better off for what we did. Barack Obama knowingambitionchildren Mr Speaker, Mr Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans, last month I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought, and several thousand gave their lives. We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world. Barack Obama knowingherohome Congress should fund research on the effects that violent video games have on young minds... We don't benefit from ignorance. We don't benefit from not knowing the science. Barack Obama playing-gamesignoranceknowing I don't want to make promises, not knowing what the situation's going to be three or four years out. Barack Obama knowingpromiseyears I think that [having not a lot of time sweating the details] can be both a strength and a weakness. I think it depends on how [Donald Trump] approaches it. If it gives him fresh eyes, then that can be valuable. But it also requires you knowing what you don't know and putting in place people who do have the kinds of experience and background and knowledge that can inform good decision making. Barack Obama eyeknowingthinking Sometimes we take somebody who's been in the trenches and fought the good fight and been steady for granted. Sometimes we act as if never having done something and not knowing what you're doing is a virtue. Barack Obama fightingdoneknowing The notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8 years old, somehow reflects on me and my values doesn't make much sense. Barack Obama notionknowingyears Knowing that "me" is inextricably linked to blackness, [I try to enjoy] the process of expanding beyond the expected boundaries set by existing culture, norms and media. Baratunde Thurston mediaknowingtrying Accept periods of suffering with gratitude, knowing that suffering can teach you very important lessons. Barbara Ann Kipfer gratitudeknowingsuffering Wisdom is not gained by knowing what is right. Wisdom is gained by practicing what is right, and noticing what happens when that practice succeeds and when it fails. Barbara Brown Taylor succeedknowingpractice I invite people to examine their lives without negativity, knowing that it's scary, but that not doing it is even scarier. Barbara De Angelis scaryknowingpeople A lot of what we experience as strength comes from knowing what to do with weakness. Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By in America Barbara Ehrenreich weaknessknowingamerica I've always supported myself. I like the sense of knowing exactly where I stand financially, but there is a side of me that longs for a knight in shining armor. Barbara Feldon two-sidesknightsknowing I had refused Emerson's well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take. Barbara Mertz effortknowingmoving Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn't planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I'm not recommending it as a way to write. It's very sloppy, but it works for me. Barbara Mertz knowingwritingcharacter«1112131415161718192021»
