A Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wants.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German - Novelist
August 28, 1749 - March 22, 1832

Xenophanes speaks thus:-And no man knows distinctly anything,And no man ever will.

Diogenes Laertius

No man knows distinctly anything, and no man ever will.

Xenophanes

There are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows; help him not forget what he knows. 3. The man who knows not, and knows that he knows not; teach him. 4. Finally, there is the man who knows not but pretends that he knows; he is a fool, so avoid him.

Solomon Ibn Gabirol

He seems like a man who knows what he wants, and the problem is he wants what I want.

Abbi Glines

Modern man lives under the illusion that he knows what he wants, while he actually wants what he is supposed to want.

Erich Fromm

Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, wants to re-establish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Distinctly different as a child, as an adolescent, in his prime and in his old age, man considers himself as one, not because he acts, but because he knows.

Franz Grillparzer

Whereas the town knows all about you already and wants to know more and wants to beat you with what it knows till how can you have any of yourself left at all?

Patrick Ness

That is a big turn-on for me, a director who knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows when he's gotten what he wants.

Morgan Freeman

Everyone who knows me knows my respect for women: equality and respect.

Emre Can

[Big K.R.I.T] is a person who wants to make sure that the music is here for the kids when our time passes. He's a respectful and respected man. He has a level of respect for me, and I definitely have a level of respect for him.

David Banner

If a man knows what he wants, then he is in a position to decide that he will get it. This is faith. The determined decision of a man with desire.

Phil Pringle

A man who wants the truth becomes a scientist; a man who wants to give free play to his subjectivity may become a writer; but what should a man do who wants something in between?