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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 don't have to write about the future. For most people, the present is enough like the future to be pretty scary.

Quotes by William Gibson

Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket.

Quotes by William Golding

The fishes are also employed for the same purpose on any yard, which happens to be sprung or fractured. Thus their form, application, and utility are exactly like those of the splinters applied to a broken limb in surgery.

Quotes by William Falconer

If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like.

Quotes by William Feather

What I truly get excited about is not the genre of a movie or the size of a part - it's character. I like to find characters.

Quotes by William Fichtner

I don't like to watch dailies or video playback unless I have to.

Quotes by William Fichtner

I never say, 'I only want to do things like this,' I am not that sort of actor. I don't have that grand plan - some do, but I don't - I am really a character guy.

Quotes by William Fichtner

The process of making an independent film is like building a mini Eiffel Tower with popsicle sticks - it doesn't happen overnight, and it's not easy.

Quotes by William Fichtner

The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.

Quotes by William E. Simon

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence.

Quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.

I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair' in connection with income tax policies.

Quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.

Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off.

Quotes by William Davenant

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank.

Quotes by William Dean Howells

A show like Knots or any other show that can be called a soap opera does terribly in syndication because if you're a viewer and you miss a week you don't know what's going on.

Quotes by William Devane

Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others are practically destroying their faces in the amount of work they have.

Quotes by William Devane

Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week.

Quotes by William Devane

Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.

Quotes by William Christopher Handy

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.

Quotes by William Christopher Handy

Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.

Quotes by William Christopher Handy

I never wanted Ford to be a place, like the tobacco industry, where our employees were not proud of coming to work for us. I felt there was a danger of that, should we be marginalized as a major polluter.

Quotes by William Clay Ford, Jr.

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.