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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.

It had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were not natural wonders, coming of themselves like grass.

Quotes by Eudora Welty

There's no type of music I don't like. I think it's important to be able to make fun of all types.

Quotes by Eugene Chadbourne

I started using contact microphones that you can place on common, ordinary objects, like a rake. I put a microphone on it and it picked up the tines vibrating and turned it into a horrible din. What attracted me to...

Quotes by Eugene Chadbourne

I didn't want to read French or write it; it was like a boycott, a rejection.

Quotes by Etel Adnan

Writing a story is kind of like surfing, as opposed to the novel, where you use a GPS to get somewhere. With surfing, you kind of jump.

Quotes by Etgar Keret

When I say a spoken Hebrew sentence, half of it is like the King James Bible and half of it is a hip-hop lyric. It has a roller-coaster effect.

Quotes by Etgar Keret

I like certain people's work better than my own.

Quotes by Ethan Canin

I like to write about the moment of light in the hour of darkness.

Quotes by Ethan Canin

I just mentioned how my sports car is European, and that is the extent of how I like Europeans, is in my cars.

Quotes by Ethan Carter III

There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's either right or wrong, you know?

Quotes by Ethan Coen

Like any kind of writing, there are good days and frustrating days. But even frustrating days can be rewarding sometimes.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

It's not that I don't like TV. It's alien to me. I haven't watched a television show in decades.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

Of course, 'True Grit' is a Western, but we never considered our film a classical Western and honestly never thought about genre at all. We didn't talk about John Ford or Sergio Leone, even though we like their films. Really,...

Quotes by Ethan Coen

Donner likes what he does and enjoys being on a set. He doesn't have to do it, its not like he has to make the rent. When I get to be his age and still enjoy what I'm doing like...

Quotes by Ethan Embry

I always play these rodent type characters - skittish and hyper like a chipmunk. It's a complete act though. I'm a very normal person.

Quotes by Ethan Embry

I look back at the 1990s with its light-wash jeans, and I'm like, 'What...?'

Quotes by Ethan Peck

I was such a dork in high school. I like - I played sports. I played in the symphony. I auditioned all the time. I was thrown off the sports teams for auditioning all the time.

Quotes by Ethan Peck

In a lot of ways, in high school, I was very much an outsider and never really felt like I fit into any particular clique or group, and so I found myself solo very often.

Quotes by Ethan Peck

I'd like to think I'm optimistic and imaginative.

Quotes by Ethan Slater

I feel like I've been able to grow personally because of playing SpongeBob.

Quotes by Ethan Slater

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.