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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.

I'm starting to feel like so much of rock music is derivative and boring.

Quotes by Mary Timony

If you keep making jokes like that, somebody is going to shoot you, father.

Quotes by Mary Todd Lincoln

I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse.

Quotes by Mary Wesley

You know what it's like to persuade a pigheaded child to do something they don't want to. If they hear the same suggestion from someone else, they'll go right off and do it.

Quotes by Mary Wesley

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.

Quotes by Mary Pickford

Some communities are formed through schools, churches, workplaces. But much of how we learn about one another as a society comes from physically being together in places like skating rinks.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Some Americans, like those working in government or nonprofits, know the consequences of having their salaries public.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

I'm a realist about who really reads books and who acts like they read books.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Sports like sailing, rowing, and bobsled have long vexed spectators and television producers.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Using a typewriter, at times, feels more like playing piano than jotting down notes, a percussive exercise in expressing thought that is both tortuous and rewarding.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital.

Quotes by Mary Quant

I still like the King's Road. It is very alive; it is a hustle of things from different countries and so on. It is lovely.

Quotes by Mary Quant

I dressed like Leslie Caron as a teenager: soft school pleats, Peter Pan collars.

Quotes by Mary Quant

In hatred as in love, we grow like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe, we graft into our very soul.

Quotes by Mary Renault

One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness.

Quotes by Mary Ritter Beard

I do not sing nor play, but I adore music, particularly Chopin. I like him because I cannot understand him.

Quotes by Mary MacLane

The world is like a little marsh filled with mint and white hawthorn.

Quotes by Mary MacLane

I'm not the most delicate - I'm not the most graceful person, and I like playing a sport where being not delicate and not graceful is actually a good thing.

Quotes by Mary McCormack

I would like to call India a gold-mine of art. It's really the richest in the world.

Quotes by Mary McFadden

I've made my best personal investments when I've been a user of the product. Like Apple. The epiphany for me came when I purchased my fifth iPod and I hadn't unwrapped my fourth. It was still in the plastic case.

Quotes by Mary Meeker

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.