Who You Know Quotes

• Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the naughtiest of them all?

  Sara Shepard

  Wall, Mirrors, Field Of Dreams

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• It's not always what you know, but who you know. Get out and meet people.

  Kimora Lee Simmons

  People, Knows

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• Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business. In this sense, 'who you know' is undoubtedly important, but to me 'what you know' is more important because once an opportunity shows itself, it is up to you to make the most of it, and this is down to your knowledge and skill.

  Richard Branson

  Opportunity, Doors, Skills

  Interview with Sabian Phippen, theworldly.co.uk. February 21, 2015.

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• Don't get confused with what people say you are, with who you know you are.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Confused, People, Knows

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• People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful people are born with powerful friends. Nonsense.

  Tim Ferriss

  Powerful, Successful, People

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• It's not who you know, but who you are that matters most.

  Keariene Muizz

  Matter, Knows, Who You Are

  "CBS: Woman of the Week", 2006.

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• In life, it's not who you know that's important, it's how your wife found out.

  Joey Lauren Adams

  Life, Anniversary, Wife

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• It's not what you know, and it's not even who you know. It's how much knowledge you give away. Hoarding knowledge diminishes your power because it diminishes your presence.

  David Weinberger

  Giving, Hoarding, Diminish

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• It isn't just what you know, and it isn't just who you know. It's actually who you know, who knows you, and what you do for a living.

  Bob Burg

  Knows

  Bob Burg (1994). “Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts Into Sales”, McGraw-Hill Companies

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• It's not who you know, it's who you blow. I don't have a hole in my jeans for nothing.

  Terry Richardson

  Blow, Jeans, Holes

  "erry Richardson Responds to Sexual Harassment Accusations, Defends His 'Provocative Work'"y Amanda Hess, www.slate.com. March 14, 2014.

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• I am going into the adult market because they don't care what label you are signed to or who you know.

  Luther Campbell

  Adults, Labels, Care

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• When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know.  A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.

  Blake Mycoskie

  Memorable, Doors, Stories

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• Well, I think most people understand that there's a big difference between who you are and who, you know, you play.

  Christina Ricci

  Thinking, Play, Differences

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• Life isn't about how popular you are. What girl or boy you are dating or who you know. Life is about always being true to who you are or what you believe in. Never let anyone convince you that their way is better than your way. In the end all we have is our hearts.. and our minds. This is the reason we sing.. this is the reason we cry... this is why we live.

  Andy Biersack

  Girl, Believe, Heart

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It is not who you know it is what you know - If you don't know anything, you won't know anyone

  Peter Legge

  Knows, Ifs

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• You're college graduates now, so use your education. Remember: It's not who you know, it's whom.

  Joan Rivers

  College, Use, Remember

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• In the end, success is not about who you know, it's about you know who.

  Robert Breault

  Success, Ends, Knows

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• Love is not always blind and there are few things that cause greater wretchedness than to love with all your heart someone who you know is unworthy of love.

  W. Somerset Maugham

  Love, Heart, Causes

  W. Somerset Maugham (1954). “Mr. Maugham Himself”

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• Relationship networking is about who you know and more importantly, who knows you.  Building the right network can open new doors to future success in your business.

  Heidi

  Doors, Networking, Building

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• In life it wasn't what you know, but who you know. I had people who were trying to buy teams and had they bought the teams, I would have gotten to coach because they wanted me to coach. But the people who have the teams hire their friends.

  Rick Barry

  Team, People, Trying

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• It's so much easier to have a crush on someone who you know isn't going to respond-it makes it nice and safe and you never have to humiliate yourself by getting knocked back.

  Hester Browne

  Crush, Nice, Safe

  Hester Browne (2006). “The Little Lady Agency”, p.258, Simon and Schuster

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• In the Baboon community, it is not how strong you are that is important, but who you know that counts

  David Attenborough

  Strong, Community, Important

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• The dissonance that I felt daily flew in the face of what Silicon Valley says about itself: that it is a meritocracy, that it values intelligence and creativity, that everyone has a fair shot if they just work hard enough. This was true only if you were technical, and even that may not always be enough: in the age of the social network, who you know and who your friends were was becoming increasingly important.

  Katherine Losse

  Hard Work, Creativity, Important

  Katherine Losse (2012). “The Boy Kings: A Journey into the Heart of the Social Network”, p.127, Simon and Schuster

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• Names don't matter, CVs don't matter, previous publications don't matter at all, because, in a certain way, the ideal is for someone to come completely out of left field. And still, of course, it is hard to say no to a writer who matters a lot to you and who you know matters to your readers.

  Lorin Stein

  Names, Matter, Way

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I like the idea of movies having a magic element. How many times have you seen an actor in a movie who you know only as the character? It's wonderful, isn't it?

  Christian Bale

  Character, Ideas, Magic

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