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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 like to talk to people and, obviously, to photograph them.

Quotes by Douglas Kirkland

If you choose a market that already exists, say, networking equipment, you have to compete with an established company like Cisco. Even if your product is marginally better, Cisco can fudge it and outsell you.

Quotes by Douglas Leone

I was working on boats as a teenager, sweating like a pig during a summer job.

Quotes by Douglas Leone

We like companies that can get big and powerful on $50 million or less and not two, three, four or five billion.

Quotes by Douglas Leone

Guys like me on the investor side are a dime a dozen.

Quotes by Douglas Leone

There is nothing quite like 'The Night of the Hunter'. I have never seen a film to which it can be fairly compared.

Quotes by Douglas McGrath

It looked like a pagan banner planted on a Christian rampart.

Quotes by Douglas Reed

It's easy to make fun of AOL's pending purchase of HuffPo. Just like AOL's purchase of TimeWarner, here we have a new media company - Huffington Post - fooling an old media company, AOL, into overpaying for something that has...

Quotes by Douglas Rushkoff

I don't have a cell phone because I know how horrible it is. Using your cell phone is like putting your head in a microwave every day.

Quotes by Douglas Tompkins

National parks are the best expression of social equity that there is. It's like paying our rent for living on the planet.

Quotes by Douglas Tompkins

Capitalism doesn't function when it starts to contract, and we can see that quite clearly right here in the eurozone. It's like pushing a giant monster under water that's gasping for air. It goes nuts.

Quotes by Douglas Tompkins

When I worked on 2001 - which was my first feature film - I was deeply and permanently affected by the notion that a movie could be like a first-person experience.

Quotes by Douglas Trumbull

The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank holiday. It was solid with shipping.

Quotes by Douglas Bader

On a Friday night, I like to go out because my friends, who have been working normal hours, just want to let go after a stressful week at work.

Quotes by Douglas Booth

Demeanor-wise, Reagan was a conservative, but a pragmatic conservative, and he found silver linings in things. He liked to be a mediator. He didn't like to have enemies around him.

Quotes by Douglas Brinkley

What makes 'American Pie' so unusual is that it isn't a relic from the counterculture but a talisman, which, like a sacred river, keeps bringing joy to listeners everywhere. When 'American Pie' suddenly is played on a jukebox or radio,...

Quotes by Douglas Brinkley

I did interviews with tennis greats, like James Blake and John Isner. I also interviewed tennis pros who aren't well - known but who made all the same sacrifices but had just a little spark of a professional career and...

Quotes by Douglas Brunt

I like to write in the mornings, so I try to protect 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. for me. I can drop our older two kids at school then write for a few hours.

Quotes by Douglas Brunt

I do like Pat Conroy, and 'The Great Santini' is an iconic book.

Quotes by Douglas Brunt

If you're raised Methodist, Catholicism is a bit of a workout. It's sort of like you're up, you're down, you're up, you're down. It's a continual hokey-pokey.

Quotes by Douglas Carter Beane

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.