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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.

Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: trash. And while some in this room might want to discuss reducing taxes, I want to talk about...

Quotes by Ruth Ann Minner

Sculpture is like farming. If you just keep at it, you can get quite a lot done.

Quotes by Ruth Asawa

My biographers... would like to have my time at the court almost complete before they finish the book. We decided... to flip the order.

Quotes by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I would not like to be the only woman on the court.

Quotes by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Camouflage is a game we all like to play, but our secrets are as surely revealed by what we want to seem to be as by what we want to conceal.

Quotes by Russell Lynes

While musical experts of the world focus on what choir members can do, I would like to focus on what choir members can be.

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

Contention does not usually begin as strife between countries. More often, it starts with an individual, for we can contend within ourselves over simple matters of right and wrong. From there, contention can infect neighbors and nations like a spreading...

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

President Obama has decided to have the United Nations review the law of Arizona. You have got to be kidding! We're now going to have countries like Cuba, Libya and Uganda sitting in judgment on Arizona's laws? Enough is enough!

Quotes by Russell Pearce

I'm a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in '96. He was on a record with Shabban Siddiq. I was like, 'Who is this guy? He's dope!' First album came out: awesome. Second album came out:...

Quotes by Russell Peters

Indeed, the whole point of the man bun, I have surmised, is to assert a high proficiency at yoga. There are no yoga-achievement badges, no coloured belts like judo, so the male yoga expert needs some other kind of visible...

Quotes by Russell Smith

The only pleasurable part of taking the subway, as everyone will agree, is concocting elaborate fantasies about what it would be like to be married to the most interesting strangers you see there.

Quotes by Russell Smith

What I don't understand is why men have decided that they like wearing hats indoors. It makes no sense to me.

Quotes by Russell Smith

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.

Quotes by Russell Baker

Americans like fat books and thin women.

Quotes by Russell Baker

It was clear soon after his election that Obama, like FDR, wanted to start dealing with the economic crisis immediately after his inauguration.

Quotes by Russell Baker

And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey.

Quotes by Russell Banks

It would have been convenient to be gay. Just because of the grooming, the narcissism, stuff like that. But I have this kind of roaring heterosexuality. Traditional, uncomplicated heterosexuality, an almost cliched Robin Askwith thing.

Quotes by Russell Brand

I do have a regard for the musicality of language that came from BBC sitcoms like 'Fawlty Towers.'

Quotes by Russell Brand

I also quite like to be recognized by children; I find it sweet.

Quotes by Russell Brand

There's nothing like sitting back and talking to your cows.

Quotes by Russell Crowe

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.