Best Likeable Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Charles Schwab: Be friends with everybody. When you have friends you will know there is somebody who will stand by you. You know the old saying, that if you have a single enemy you will find him everywhere. It doesn’t pay to make enemies. Lead the life that will make you kind and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will live.”

Enemy Friends Likeable

Book:The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

Source: The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

Book:First Time's a Charm

Source: First Time's a Charm

“When you project your authentic self, people will respond to and connect with it.”

Friendship Relationship Perception Genuine Authenticity Connection Networking Authentic Likeable Likability

Book:The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking . . . Because People Do Business with People They Like

Source: The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking . . . Because People Do Business with People They Like

“Our perceptions of others are our realities about them. This is the law of perception.”

Friendship Relationship Perception Genuine Authenticity Connection Networking Authentic Likeable Likability

Book:The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking . . . Because People Do Business with People They Like

Source: The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking . . . Because People Do Business with People They Like

“I Tietjens, który nie nienawidził nikogo, mając przed sobą prostolinijnego człowieka typu szkolnego kolegi, zaczął rozmyślać nad tym, jak to ludzkość traktowana jednostkowo była niemal zawsze sympatyczna, w swej masie zaś stawała się zjawiskiem ohydnym.”

Mankind Likeable Parade S End Some Do Not

Book:SOME DO NOT...

Source: SOME DO NOT...

“People do business with people they like.”

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Book:11 Laws of Likability

Source: 11 Laws of Likability

“This is the Law of Likability: The real you is the best you.”

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Book:11 Laws of Likability

Source: 11 Laws of Likability

“Julian, who had spent the entirety of his adulthood studying the ways of the ton, still couldn't quite put his finger on what Courtenay was doing to exert this magnetic pull on their attention. . . . It had something to do with how, when he turned his his sea-green eyes on you and paid attention to what you were saying, you felt like you were at the center of the universe. He seem to genuinely like each person he spoke with.”

Friendly Sincere Likeable Personable And Friendly

Book:The Ruin of a Rake

Source: The Ruin of a Rake

“It is far easier to make a good first impression than to change a bad one.”

Friendship Relationship Perception Genuine Authenticity Connection Networking Authentic Likeable Likability

Book:The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking . . . Because People Do Business with People They Like

Source: The 11 Laws of Likability: Relationship Networking . . . Because People Do Business with People They Like

“It is through the strength of what is genuine that meaningful connections build into relationships.”

Friendship Relationship Genuine Authenticity Connection Networking Authentic Connectedness Likeable Likability

Book:11 Laws of Likability

Source: 11 Laws of Likability

“Bankers are likeable rascals. Now that we are all wise to 'em, it's been shown that they don't know any more about finances than the rest of us know about our businesses... which has proved to be nothing.”

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Book:Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933

Source: Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Hoover years, 1931-1933

“Reagan was an exceedingly likeable guy, just a heck of a nice fellow, despite his politics. He was funny and loved a good joke, the dirtier, I'm afraid the more ethnic, the better. I don't think he brought very much to the presidency, except charisma and success.”

Thinking Guy Nice Jokes Fellows Despite Presidency Charisma Likeable

Author:Walter Cronkite

“There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave.”

People World Two Masters Slavery Slave Be A Slave Likeable

Author:Nikki Giovanni

“My dad's so likeable, you wouldn't feel in competition with him. If any boyfriends have ever felt that, they're long gone.”

Ifs Feels Long Felt Gone Dad Competition My Dad Likeable

Author:Julia Sawalha

“My definition of likeable may be different from other people's. That's not traditional likeable. Sympathy is a different thing [to define it].”

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Author:Paul Giamatti

“It's one thing to be this 'tough chick,' but you also have to be likeable.”

One Thing Tough Chicks Likeable

Author:Lauren Lee Smith

“All over the world, girls are raised to be make themselves likeable, to twist themselves into shapes that suit other people. Please do not twist yourself into shapes to please. Don't do it. If someone likes that version of you, that version of you that is false and holds back, then they actually just like that twisted shape, and not you. And the world is such a gloriously multifaceted, diverse place that there are people in the world who will like you, the real you, as you are.”

People Ifs World Real Girl Like You Please Shapes Raised Likes Versions Suits Diverse Twists Twisted Real You Likeable

Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“[Mark Twain] is still the rough, awkward, good-natured boy who swore at the deck hands when he was three years old. Thoroughly likeable as a good fellow, but impossible as a man of letters.”

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Book:The World and the Parish: Willa Cather's Articles and Reviews, 1893-1902

Source: The World and the Parish: Willa Cather's Articles and Reviews, 1893-1902

“Preachers who talk about everything but the reality of Hell, are likeable betrayers of the Gospel.”

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Author:Ray Comfort

“Usually I'm trying to turn something around or turn it inside out and see what's underneath. I know that probably sounds incredibly vague but I never set out to be likeable or funny or anything like that. I'm just trying to tell the story in the best way that I can and serve the writer because it's really about the writer.”

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Author:Mary-Louise Parker

“I've made the decision to adhere to three general truths when it comes to my novels: There will be a love-story element to the story, the novel will be set in eastern North Carolina, and the characters will be likeable. Then, I make each novel unique through differences in voice, perspective, age and personalities of the characters, and of course, plot.”

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Author:Nicholas Sparks

“I try to make all of my roles likeable in some way.”

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Author:Adam Brody

“I don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters are likeable.”

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Author:Paula Patton

“I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they don't care - in the sense that they know what they're doing. They have a skill.”

People Thinking Knows Care Skills Don't Care Comedian Likeable

Author:Ted Alexandro

“A person riding a unicycle on a tightrope doesn't worry about being likeable; they're doing something amazing that very few people can do.”

People Persons Can Do Worry Riding Likeable Unicycles

Author:Ted Alexandro

“Sometimes it's fun to explore ideas that might make people uncomfortable. If you let it, there's a lot of self-censoring that can go on in the name of remaining likeable, but I don't find that an artistically interesting path to take.”

People Ifs Ideas Self Sometimes Might Names Fun Interesting Path Goes On Uncomfortable Censoring Likeable

Author:Ted Alexandro

“Finding myself a nice and likeable character is a complete change.”

Character Nice Findings Likeable Finding Myself

Author:Nicholas Young

“I've worked with Sourav and I enjoy his company. I found him to be likeable and a very nice fellow. It will be good to renew the acquaintance.”

Found Enjoy Company Nice Fellows Be Good Acquaintance Very Nice Likeable

Author:Greg Chappell

“Jonathan Coe's genial, likeable novel can only be described as a kind of lit-prog-rock concept album... Coe recreates the period with such loving accuracy that I frankly suspect him of having planted a secret microphone in the tin Oxford Mathematical Instruments box I carried around in my school days... As always with Jonathan Coe, the sheer intelligent good nature that suffuses his work makes it a pleasure to read.”

“My theory of what makes people likeable stars is that they're likeable.”

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Author:Rob Letterman

“I like to write about people who are real and likeable. I like to write about people who tell their stories in that close and intimate voice we use with best friends. I love the closeness and honesty and vulnerability that come from characters who can talk that way.”

People Way Writing Real Character Stories Use Voice Honesty Intimate Vulnerability Closeness Likeable

Author:Katherine Center

“[My hair] creates this Tarzanesque, likeable bad-boy image. It says, 'I am a wild child. I will take you on a Harley ride, then make passionate love to you. And should you be attacked by a lion or an idiot at a bar, I will protect you.'”

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Author:Bret Michaels

“Most human beings are quite likable if you don't see too much of them.”

Ifs Humans Human Beings Too Much Likeable

Author:Robert Wilson Lynd

“I don't think anybody says to Coetzee or Dostoyevsky or Kafka, "Your characters aren't likeable." It's not about your character winning a popularity contest. That's not the writer's job.”

Thinking Character Jobs Winning Popularity Contests Likeable Dostoyevsky Popularity Contest Coetzee

Author:Lynne Tillman

“Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.”

Needs Character Able Reader Roots Flawed Main Characters Likeable

Author:Janet Evanovich

“Trying to tell an authentic, raw and honest story without making it therapy. Separating myself enough to have perspective while putting myself in the emotional hot seat so that I could make this thing real. Asking for help. Delegating responsibility. Standing up for myself. Fighting the impulse to be sweet and likeable 24/7. Being open to all ideas, but staying true to the spine of the story. Knowing when to let go and when to hold on and fight like hell. Getting out of my own way. Shall I go on?”

“Ted Cruz is a nice guy, a likeable guy. He's not crazy. He's not nasty. And he certainly is not - he's not a liar. He's a down - down the middle guy that I - anybody could trust. He has got plenty of integrity.”

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Author:Rush Limbaugh

“I guess I always knew going into the movie that casting that part would be difficult. Oliver just felt likeable. I felt it would be hard to dislike this man. I don't know why, but I'm sure other directors have felt the same when casting him. Oliver is goofy yet formidable, smart but likeable... I didn't want the character of Alex to be nasty or demonised. I wanted him to be struggling with his actions.”

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Author:Nicole Holofcener

“People, you know, had trouble with the character. Mindy is not immediately likeable. She does and says a lot of things that you don't see in, forget female characters, any characters. Like, she says things like, "I'm going to hell because I don't really care about the environment and I love to gossip."”

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Author:Mindy Kaling

“When you approach it, and I hate sounding like the pretentious actor, but yeah, I think you have to find things within the character that are likeable, or at least human, and not to go at it with any sort of predetermined notions as to what that character is.”

Thinking Humans Character Hate Actors Approach I Hate Yeah Notion Pretentious Predetermined Likeable

Author:Steve Carell

“Sometimes people try to give me advice going forward, and they say, "You know, you've just got to work to be more likeable in Washington." And I laugh and say, "You know this isn't rocket science.”

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Author:Ted Cruz

“It is very simple to be likeable in Washington. You just go along to get along. You just do what your leadership wants.”

Want Simple Likeable

Author:Ted Cruz

“Why Nicolas Sarkozy is the head of France, [he is] warm and extremely likeable.”

Warm France Likeable

Author:Bob Dylan

“It's an interesting arc. You start with a character [Doctor Strange] who's likeable and charming but very arrogant and distant. He's funny but you can see there are massive holes in his life. It's a very painful transition and all that he becomes is tested so quickly and violently.”

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Author:Benedict Cumberbatch

“It's so much easier to make a movie about someone who is so likeable that you just want to get out of the way.”

Way Want Easier Likeable

Author:Errol Morris

“Studies show that women seeking power tend to be punished for doing so, because it goes against cultural bias. Women are expected to be likeable and pliant. We are also trained to expect any success we attain to come to us through men - by pleasing men, as good employees, good partners.”

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Author:Catherine Mayer

“As an actor you always wanna protect your character. You wanna make them loveable, likeable. You wanna make them strong, you want them to be the hero, you want them to always be right.”

Want Character Actors Strong Hero Protect Likeable

Author:Katrina Law

“Playing what Hollywood determines is a hero, it immediately sets actors up to feel like they just can't explore the dark parts of themselves - the character has to be likeable, has to be fuckable, has to be redemptive on all fronts. When you're playing a character that's just inherently destructive or messed up, you're given this beautiful permission to try things. There's a license to fail.”

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Author:Jordan Gavaris

“I'm writing what I want to write. But it's almost an act of rebellion on my part. Because as a person, I've always wanted to be very likeable, and I think that's a horrible thing, particularly for women. You're always like, "Oh, I hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings. I hope they like me!" And that's just so stupid.”

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Author:Tama Janowitz

“It was great to have a Republican character as likeable as Alan Alda was in the West Wing. He was one Republican I would probably vote for; he was old school.”

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Author:Allison Janney

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