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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 would love to be a public servant to this great state, and I would like to leave everything on the field. Give 110 percent to the state, and we'll see where it takes me.

Quotes by George P. Bush

It's a cliche that the Senate is broken, and like most cliches, it's true.

Quotes by George Packer

It might not be wise for a sometime political journalist to admit this, but the 2016 campaign doesn't seem like fun to me.

Quotes by George Packer

When I interviewed Paul Bremer in his office, he had almost no books on his shelves. He had a couple of management books, like 'Leadership' by Rudolph Giuliani. I didn't take it as an encouraging sign.

Quotes by George Packer

Last year, in the year 2008, it just became normal to watch great American institutions crumble, almost dissolve like sand.

Quotes by George Packer

The constellation of opinion called the blogosphere consists, like the stars themselves, partly of gases. This is what makes blogs addictive - that is, both pleasurable and destructive: They're so easy to consume and so endlessly available.

Quotes by George Packer

Over the years, America had become more like Wal-Mart. It had gotten cheap. Prices were lower, and wages were lower. There were fewer union factory jobs and more part-time jobs as greeters.

Quotes by George Packer

I don't think they need to be nice to reporters, but the White House seems to imagine that releasing information is like a tap that can be turned on and off at their whim.

Quotes by George Packer

Liberal democracies like ours seem, for the most part, to have learned how to avoid meticulously planned mass-casualty plots with the complexity and scale of 9/11. But they don't know how to keep their citizens safe at night clubs and...

Quotes by George Packer

I like fiction set in the South, and I'm a fan of literary westerns.

Quotes by George Pelecanos

I want to be read. When you write a TV show like 'The Wire,' you've got three to four million readers watching your work. Even Grisham doesn't sell that many books.

Quotes by George Pelecanos

There is nothing like the rumble of a dual-piped American car with something under the hood.

Quotes by George Pelecanos

I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense.

George R.R. Martin

I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.

Quotes by George McGovern

You can't imagine what it's like playing to people who have been loyal to you for 25 years and haven't seen you for 15.

Quotes by George Michael

I have got other interests than just making music. I would like to follow those interests through.

Quotes by George Michael

I don't have joy in watching myself, whereas, actually, I quite like listening to my own music.

Quotes by George Michael

I began drinking alcohol at the age of thirteen and gave it up in my fifty sixth year; it was like going straight from puberty to a mid-life crisis.

Quotes by George Montgomery

Democracy in China is like Viagra; no such thing as free elections.

Quotes by George Montgomery

I'd like to make a movie pretty soon, so I could get a rest.

Quotes by George Murphy

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.