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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.

A slight daily unconscious luxury is hardly ever wanting to the dwellers in civilization; like the gentle air of a genial climate, it is a perpetual minute enjoyment.

Quotes by Walter Bagehot

Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.

Quotes by Walter Bagehot

It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.

Quotes by Walter Becker

You have a kid, and it's like, 'He's gotta go to college! Gotta have some clothes!'

Quotes by Walter Becker

If there's a strange way to do something, I would certainly like to know about it. I feel that I owe that to my public.

Quotes by Walter Becker

Most of the time when people say something sounds like Steely Dan, and I listen to it, it doesn't. And I'm not even sure what they're talking about.

Quotes by Walter Becker

Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out armed and relieve the stroller of his conviction.

Quotes by Walter Benjamin

He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest.

Quotes by Walter Benjamin

I like to build things. I like to do things.

Quotes by Walter Chrysler

I like people who take responsibility for their lives.

Quotes by Walter Dean Myers

I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.

Quotes by Walter Dean Myers

As a kid I didn't see black cowboys on the screen. What that said to me was that there were things I couldn't do or be because of my color. What we see others like us do gives us permission...

Quotes by Walter Dean Myers

I like to write first-person because I like to become the character I'm writing.

Quotes by Wally Lamb

Nowadays, people have an open mind vis-a-vis new artists like Meghan Trainor, Nico & Vinz, Hozier - there are hits coming out of everywhere.

Quotes by Walshy Fire

'Trolls' was a blank slate - there was no world, no mythology. We talked a lot about the Grinch and we liked how they showed his heart growing, but how do you show a photographable device like that for the...

Quotes by Walt Dohrn

I like old Disney films that have an edge to them.

Quotes by Walt Dohrn

Slack spread through businesses like wildfire, initially in the tech and media sectors, but now much more widely. At its public launch in February 2014, it had 17,000 users. As of April 1st, 2016, that number had rocketed to 2.7...

Quotes by Walt Mossberg

Arguably Apple's least successful core hardware product in decades, the Apple Watch could have been nursed along, like a terminal patient.

Quotes by Walt Mossberg

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.

Walt Whitman

Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.

Quotes by Walter Anderson

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.