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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.

To me, such functions are like supermarket openings.

Quotes by Norton Simon

Anybody who writes doesn't like to be misunderstood.

Quotes by Norman MacCaig

However, I learned something. I thought that if the young person, the student, has poetry in him or her, to offer them help is like offering a propeller to a bird.

Quotes by Norman MacCaig

I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out.

Quotes by Norman MacCaig

Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child.

Norman Mailer

In any art movement, the art has to move into a new phase - a filmmaker has a desire to make a film that is not like a previous film.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

Take a film of Jacques Tati like Mon Oncle which has something quite new - for me, unique - in it.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

A photographer without a magazine behind him is like a farmer without fields.

Quotes by Norman Parkinson

I like people who push the envelope.

Quotes by Norman Reedus

An artist should remain true. Otherwise his talent, like his stomach, grows fat and stuffy.

Quotes by Norman Reilly Raine

I'll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I'd like to.

Quotes by Norman Rockwell

My best efforts were some modern things that looked like very lousy Matisses. Thank God I had the sense to realize they were lousy, and leave Paris.

Quotes by Norman Rockwell

Eisenhower had about the most expressive face I ever painted, I guess. Just like an actor's. Very mobile. When he talked, he used all the facial muscles. And he had a great, wide mouth that I liked. When he smiled,...

Quotes by Norman Rockwell

Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion.

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

Had we taken all of Iraq, we would have been like a dinosaur in the tar pit - we would still be there, and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of that occupation.

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

I'd like to think I'm a caring human being.

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

What is postwar Iraq going to look like, with the Kurds and the Sunnis and the Shiites? That's a huge question, to my mind.

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

I like to say I'm not a hero.

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

I'm going to do an adaptation of the Italian film, Bread and Tulips. I really like that film.

Quotes by Norman Jewison

It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.

Quotes by Norman Jewison

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.