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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.

Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.

Herman Melville

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.

Herman Melville

Maybe I'm sort of like the players - there's still a lot of little boy in me.

Quotes by Herb Brooks

You're playing worse and worse every day and right now you're playing like it's next month.

Quotes by Herb Brooks

The only way to fight a thing like 50 is to stay au courant if it kills you.

Quotes by Herb Caen

Philosophically, I don't like doing commercials.

Quotes by Herb Caen

I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

Quotes by Herb Ritts

There's something about dealing with government agencies that makes you feel like a criminal.

Quotes by Herb Trimpe

Technology may create a condition, but the questions are what do we do about ourselves. We better understand ourselves pretty clearly and we better find ways to like ourselves.

Quotes by Herbert A. Simon

Like Humpty Dumpty, we can make words mean anything we want them to mean.

Quotes by Herbert A. Simon

I like to think that since I was about 19, I have studied human decision-making and problem-solving.

Quotes by Herbert A. Simon

He carried his childhood like a hurt warm bird held to his middle-aged breast.

Quotes by Herbert Gold

He appeared every night, like myself, at about nine o'clock, in the office of Mr. Tyler, to learn the news brought in the night Associated Press report. He knew me from the Bull Run campaign as a correspondent of the...

Quotes by Henry Villard

I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player.

Quotes by Henry Zebrowski

Day is like day as two beads in a rosary, unless changes of weather form the only variety.

Quotes by Henryk Sienkiewicz

I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz.

Quotes by Herb Alpert

I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose.

Quotes by Herb Alpert

I want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

I don't want to pass through life like a smooth plane ride.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

For me, it's almost a 24/7 process. It's not like I only think when I'm in the office sitting at my desk.

Quotes by Henry Samueli

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.