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Like Quotes

Quotes on what people like and why.

These quotes explore liking something, or coming around to it later - one describes disliking Jane Austen before eventually appreciating her work, while another reflects on early interest in mathematics over computers. Related browsing includes Know Quotes.

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

Quotes by Stephen Fry

Personally, I'd never seen a graphic novel. I knew they existed because friends of mine like Jonathan Ross collect them and some very literate and intelligent people really rate the graphic novel as a form.

Quotes by Stephen Fry

I didn't get a Bachelor's degree - I got a Bachelor's of Fine Arts, which means I didn't have to take humanities, math, and stuff like that. I think I had to take Art History, which I failed a few...

Quotes by Stephen Furst

I felt different from everyone else - like an alien. The looks I received when I was 320 pounds were ones usually reserved for three-eyed monsters, half-man half-woman reptiles, creatures with hideous rolls of skin that sweated profusely and jiggled...

Quotes by Stephen Furst

Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

People like terra firma, and they should be allowed to walk where they wish.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

Land is the secure ground of home, the sea is like life, the outside, the unknown.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious public buildings.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

There has to be something that I like about a character for me to be able to play him.

Quotes by Stephen Graham

I like time ticking the way it is.

Quotes by Stephen Graham

The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.

Quotes by Stephen Hawking

Although September 11 was horrible, it didn't threaten the survival of the human race, like nuclear weapons do.

Quotes by Stephen Hawking

I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.

Quotes by Stephen Hawking

The voice I use is a very old hardware speech synthesizer made in 1986. I keep it because I have not heard a voice I like better and because I have identified with it.

Quotes by Stephen Hawking

Stem cell research is the key to developing cures for degenerative conditions like Parkinson's and motor neuron disease from which I and many others suffer. The fact that the cells may come from embryos is not an objection, because the...

Quotes by Stephen Hawking

Everybody asks if putting is like shooting free throws. It has a very similar kind of mindset. And it's just you, the ball, and the target.

Quotes by Stephen Curry

Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.

Quotes by Stephen Dillane

I think acting is only one part of the piece of the movie. I'ts an important piece, but I'd like to be involved in all the other aspects of making movies.

Quotes by Stephen Dorff

It used to be you did TV or you did film. Now it's like a media blitz.

Quotes by Stephen Dorff

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Like" page?
These quotes use "like" in different ways — as comparison, as preference, and as a mathematician describing what interested him instead of computers. It's a varied, conversational collection.
Is there a quote about changing your mind over time?
Yes — one describes disliking Jane Austen in college, hating a specific novel, before eventually coming around to "good Austen." It's a relatable arc of a changing opinion.
What about quotes on confidence?
There's a memorable one about having "robust confidence" as a teenager that later became "constricted" by sensory experience in your mid-twenties — an honest look at how confidence shifts with age. If that resonates, Feel quotes covers similar emotional ground.
Is "I feel like I was born to make music" a good example of this page's tone?
Exactly — it's short, personal, and confident, which is typical of the quotes here. If you want more lines with that same sense of purpose, Know quotes is a good next stop.
How should I use these quotes?
They're great as captions for anything about personal taste, growing up, or finding your path — whether that's Always quotes for consistency or Go quotes for quotes about moving forward.

Other quotes describe a felt sense of calling, such as being drawn toward music, or confidence that shifted with age and experience. Continue to Feel Quotes or Go Quotes for related themes.