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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.

You read about somebody, and it doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like real characters.

Quotes by John Hartford

My music is definitely very personal. The songs are about moments, snapshots of everyday life, and about having one's say, or at least feeling like one has had one's say.

Quotes by John Grant

We have this habit of romanticizing the lives of writers. I remember when I was a kid, I was like, 'I want to be Kurt Vonnegut.'

John Green

You can't not like 'The Great Gatsby.' It's got the best sentences in, like, ever.

John Green

I call myself a harp because I like the sound of the word - it is short, sharp, and abusive.

Quotes by John Gregory Dunne

Being exposed to the enlisted Army was an eye-opener. I thought everyone was like me, but the enlisted Army is a constituency of the dispossessed.

Quotes by John Gregory Dunne

There are no new facts about the Kennedys, only new attitudes, a literature that, like the automobile industry, puts new bodies on old chassis.

Quotes by John Gregory Dunne

I've always said my audience is just me. It's somebody out there who's exactly like me and just isn't writing Daring Fireball.

Quotes by John Gruber

Car accidents kill so many of us; we're not going to give up cars, so it seems like we ought to make them harder to crash.

Quotes by John Gruber

One travels like a golf ball, hopping from green to green.

Quotes by John Gunther

I get into lab early and leave a bit early, too. So I like to have an hour or two before everybody comes in.

Quotes by John Gurdon

All leaders, male or female, innately possess feminine qualities like empathy, candor and vulnerability - the difference lies in which leaders choose to suppress those qualities, and which choose to leverage them as strengths.

Quotes by John Gerzema

I guess that's a flaw in my career, that I like to work too much.

Quotes by John Glover

I would like to be able to be both a film actor and a stage actor - to be an American actor in the style of a lot the English actors who do films. They are these wonderful actors who...

Quotes by John Glover

Kids are at my level. I like goofing around with them.

Quotes by John Goodman

Like, every couple of months you read, they rewrite, you come back in, they've animated more stuff - they usually videotape you while you're reading it - so they'll incorporate some gestures and some facial expressions into it.

Quotes by John Goodman

I'd like to come back because I really miss doing situation comedy.

Quotes by John Goodman

I don't like other actors much. The industry tends to attract insecure, needy people.

Quotes by John Gordon Sinclair

There are some athletes who I feel like are just looking for likes, and then there are people who are just real.

Quotes by John Gourley

As a songwriter, it's good to have criticism, and I like objective opinions.

Quotes by John Gourley

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.