- New
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Best
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Acting is probably what I'm best at, but there are certain stories kind of rattling around in my head that I like the idea of developing over time.
- Rose
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I like BBC news; I like some London news because you can get it earlier then anywhere else. I like Charlie Rose a lot.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I try to be thoughtful when I speak but not edited. I make mistakes, but people like vulnerability.
- Different Worlds
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I like challenges; I like excitement. I like entering different worlds and trying to succeed - not excel, but succeed.
- Curiosity
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like to boss people around. I don't get motivated by telling people what to do, I don't take any pleasure in it. So I manage with curiosity, by asking questions.
- Early Days
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I worked for a couple of screamers in my early days in Hollywood. I don't like being screamed at, and I am not myself a screamer.
- Classical Composers
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Physicists are more like avant-garde composers, willing to bend traditional rules... Mathematicians are more like classical composers.
- Need
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Most scientists like to operate in the context of economy. If you don't need an explanatory principle, don't invoke it.
- Great
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I like 'The Simpsons' quite a lot. I love the irreverent character of the whole show. It's great.
- Old
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I like mash-ups, taking contemporary songs and making them old... old songs, making them new.
- Bebop
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I really enjoy listening to players on the cusp of swing into bebop like Charlie Shavers, Clifford Brown and Clark Terry. They balance immense facility on their instrument with rhythm, melody, and more complex harmonies of the time.
- Parents
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really a product of an excellent school system and supportive parents. My high school band director gave me recordings of Louis Armstrong, Kenny Ball, and contemporaries like Nicholas Payton.
- Higher Power
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not religious, but I feel like there has to be a higher power up there.
- Job
- |
- Nov 07, 2020