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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.

Fiction is an elemental force, which has the power to shape reality in its own image - or images, I should say - because reality, like light, exists not only as a single point or particle, but also as an...

Quotes by Ruth Ozeki

When I'm writing a novel, which is what I like to write, I get up early, sit zazen, make a pot of green tea. I wear wrist cuffs to keep my wrists warm and minimize irritation from extended contact with...

Quotes by Ruth Ozeki

When I started, there very few women at the managing director level and very few who had families, which is something that was important to me. So it's not like when I looked up I could say, 'Well, that's who...

Quotes by Ruth Porat

I'm not interested in who am I. I'm interested in what's gone, the disinheritance, what I've been able to become or learn or fuse with or not fuse with. A certain freedom comes... I like it that way.

Quotes by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

I like characters who are larger-than-life, whether life-loving women or the artist or guru who grabs everything. But I don't live among people like that.

Quotes by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

What does happen in 'Gourmet,' we had eight test kitchens, and at any given time, there were, like, ten or twelve test cooks. And whenever anybody finished something, they would yell, 'Taste!' and everyone would go running towards it, and...

Quotes by Ruth Reichl

My kitchen was built for my body. It forms a 'U' in the middle of the living room and dining room. It's not huge, because I don't like huge kitchens.

Quotes by Ruth Reichl

Nobody would comment on what clothes male conductors wear. Or if they kind of put on some weight or something like that, and maybe their jacket is a little bit too tight. But if that happens to me as a...

Quotes by Ruth Reinhardt

There's no way I could look like this without them.

Quotes by Ruth Warrick

I think of the nudes as seed pods, like flowers or grasses. They are universal bodies.

Quotes by Ruth Bernhard

I thought the best thing you were supposed to do was find somebody and try to sound like them.

Quotes by Ruth Brown

I created the characters from what I read in the script. I decided how I should talk, accent, no accent, my own voice, or a created voice. Then, I visualize what I should look like.

Quotes by Ruth Buzzi

My nephews all look at me differently now. Before, they couldn't relate to me, and now I'm like a god.

Quotes by Ruth Buzzi

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

Quotes by Ruth Gordon

I have a certain taste, and I might be like, 'I like this,' when other people are like, 'I can't wear that.' And in basketball, I might be able to do things other guys might not.

Quotes by Russell Westbrook

In college I didn't dress up every day, for class or stuff like that, but when it came time to do certain things I'd dress up for sure.

Quotes by Russell Westbrook

If I get to know somebody, I'll open up, but other than that I like to sit back and observe things.

Quotes by Russell Westbrook

Everybody knows that I like Oklahoma City, and I love being here. I love everybody here.

Quotes by Russell Westbrook

It seems like some of my favorite songs have almost like a nursery rhyme vibe to them.

Quotes by Ruston Kelly

I like to have fun on photo shoots.

Quotes by Ruta Gedmintas

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.