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- 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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always a wrestling fan, and being an Arab kid who grew up in Canada, there was no representation for people like me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love mayonnaise. It's one of the first lessons I teach my cooking students. Turning eggs and oil into an emulsion - that creamy, satisfying third thing - feels like magic.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a lot of plants - my living room is like a jungle. I like the idea of bringing the outside in.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very unpopular for my dislike of this food, but I've never liked avocado. Everyone gives me so much flack for it because they tell me how healthy it is for me, how delicious it is. I don't like it, but it's not for lack of trying. I tried to like it, and it's just not my thing.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like any actor, I want to be able to have a long career and show different characters and a range.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being published is a bit like being entered into a race you don't even want to run, but, once running, can't help but not want to lose.
- Muscles
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to stretch my acting muscles.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone wants to look their best, everyone has dreams of wanting to look like something else. But we are who we are.
- Gucci
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I'm not crazy about the designers like Prada and Gucci. I hate going into designer stores.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are something like 300 anti-genocide chapters on college campuses around the country. It's bigger than the anti-apartheid movement. There are something like 500 high school chapters devoted to stopping the genocide in Darfur. Evangelicals have joined it. Jewish groups have joined it.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, it's not an option to despair. The question is: what can we do to make someone's life better? Take the unimaginable strides made in places like Bosnia, where I cut my teeth, and Rwanda. Their stories aren't perfect, but I wouldn't have dreamt they could happen in a million years.
- Little Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020