--- title: "17 Like Quotes By M.I.A" description: "17 Like quotes by M.I.A. Plus more from M.I.A and more Like sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/m-i-a-3418_comment_i-feel-like-i-can-t-really-have-a-commen_2675048.jpg" --- > [I feel like I can't really have a comment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-feel-like-i-can-t-really-have-a-comment/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/m-i-a-3418_comment_i-feel-like-i-can-t-really-have-a-commen_2675048.jpg) > [I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyone's perception of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-feel-like-a-mirror-reflecting-back-everyone-s-perception-of-me/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/m-i-a-3418_back_i-feel-like-a-mirror-reflecting-back-eve_1446259.jpg) > [I remember taking my demo to every dance person in London. People were like, 'We don't know what this is!' The first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-remember-taking-my-demo-to-every-dance-person-in-london-people-were/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/m-i-a-3418_champion_i-remember-taking-my-demo-to-every-dance_1305236.jpg) > [I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-have-no-ties-to-my-dad-i-had-no-communications-with-him-it-didn-t/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fd/m-i-a-3418_actually_i-have-no-ties-to-my-dad-i-had-no-commun_824375.jpg) > [Manhattan seems pretty developed, you know what I mean? Like, it has peaked in culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/manhattan-seems-pretty-developed-you-know-what-i-mean-like-it-has/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/728/m-i-a-3418_culture_manhattan-seems-pretty-developed-you-kno_2119923.jpg) > [I'm just so grateful for the 10 years that I had in Sri Lanka when it was in the middle of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-m-just-so-grateful-for-the-10-years-that-i-had-in-sri-lanka-when-it/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/m-i-a-3418_again_i-m-just-so-grateful-for-the-10-years-th_1449054.jpg) > [It's interesting, because I named my first album after my dad because I wanted to find him. My second album was named…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/it-s-interesting-because-i-named-my-first-album-after-my-dad-because/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/m-i-a-3418_after_it-s-interesting-because-i-named-my-firs_642451.jpg) > [When I started off in England, HMV or Tower Records would come to meetings and be, like, 'We just don't know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/when-i-started-off-in-england-hmv-or-tower-records-would-come-to/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/m-i-a-3418_between_when-i-started-off-in-england-hmv-or-tow_2906400.jpg) > [I don't like the idea of spirituality done the way it's done. The only way I could understand it was through creativity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-don-t-like-the-idea-of-spirituality-done-the-way-it-s-done-the-only/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/m-i-a-3418_could_i-don-t-like-the-idea-of-spirituality-do_90059.jpg) > [The first 10 years of my life, I lived as 'Matangi.' When I came to England in '86, my first week of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/the-first-10-years-of-my-life-i-lived-as-matangi-when-i-came-to/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/m-i-a-3418_answer_the-first-10-years-of-my-life-i-lived-as_160882.jpg) > [Tamils all over the world have a sense of belonging to the world itself, but our ancient roots come from India. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/tamils-all-over-the-world-have-a-sense-of-belonging-to-the-world/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/m-i-a-3418_ancient_tamils-all-over-the-world-have-a-sense-o_2022018.jpg) > [I feel like people either love me or hate me, which is good, because that was the point of what I do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-feel-like-people-either-love-me-or-hate-me-which-is-good-because/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/m-i-a-3418_about_i-feel-like-people-either-love-me-or-hat_389452.jpg) > [My uncle was the first brown person to have a market stall on Petticoat Lane in the 1960s. He worked his way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/my-uncle-was-the-first-brown-person-to-have-a-market-stall-on/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b77/m-i-a-3418_1960s_my-uncle-was-the-first-brown-person-to-h_175106.jpg) > [Human beings around the world have to be taught to go, 'Tamil equals Tamil civilians first, and the Tamil Tiger is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/human-beings-around-the-world-have-to-be-taught-to-go-tamil-equals/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/m-i-a-3418_around_human-beings-around-the-world-have-to-be_1270213.jpg) > [At first, I found the music I was making really hard to find a home for. I felt like my attitude was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/at-first-i-found-the-music-i-was-making-really-hard-to-find-a-home/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/m-i-a-3418_actual_at-first-i-found-the-music-i-was-making_2351071.jpg) > [I don't understand why people make me want to make music that's a join-the-dots thing by numbers. I find it really difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-don-t-understand-why-people-make-me-want-to-make-music-that-s-a/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/m-i-a-3418_allen_i-don-t-understand-why-people-make-me-wa_2561999.jpg) > [Me, it was always about being able to bounce around to where I wanna be. Like, with 'Arular,' people always say it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/me-it-was-always-about-being-able-to-bounce-around-to-where-i-wanna/) M.I.A [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/m-i-a-3418_able_me-it-was-always-about-being-able-to-bou_836442.jpg) ## Other authors on Like ## More by M.I.A > [I'd be very controversial if I said why, and I don't do controversial anymore. That's too passé. So last year. Being controversial is boring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-d-be-very-controversial-if-i-said-why-and-i-don-t-do-controversial/) M.I.A > [You have to constantly redefine who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/you-have-to-constantly-redefine-who-you-are/) M.I.A > [That's what I miss, being a real human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/that-s-what-i-miss-being-a-real-human/) M.I.A > [Retirement: a brand new beginning! How wonderful!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/retirement-a-brand-new-beginning-how-wonderful/) M.I.A > [I don't like the idea of spirituality done the way it's done. The only way I could understand it was through creativity, not by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-don-t-like-the-idea-of-spirituality-done-the-way-it-s-done-the-only/) M.I.A > [I felt pissed off because I realized that you have to teach people in a clichéd way how to be happy-and happiness has become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-felt-pissed-off-because-i-realized-that-you-have-to-teach-people-in/) M.I.A > [The first 10 years of my life, I lived as 'Matangi.' When I came to England in '86, my first week of school was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/the-first-10-years-of-my-life-i-lived-as-matangi-when-i-came-to/) M.I.A > [My uncle was the first brown person to have a market stall on Petticoat Lane in the 1960s. He worked his way up from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/my-uncle-was-the-first-brown-person-to-have-a-market-stall-on/) M.I.A > [That divide between the rich and poor is so crazy, because even white kids are suffering now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/that-divide-between-the-rich-and-poor-is-so-crazy-because-even-white/) M.I.A > [Businessmen in society are not going to be the ones that promote anything outside of money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/businessmen-in-society-are-not-going-to-be-the-ones-that-promote/) M.I.A > [That's what New York is like - you can't have real art happen in an institution because rich people can make the world stop.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/that-s-what-new-york-is-like-you-can-t-have-real-art-happen-in-an/) M.I.A > [I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyones perception of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-feel-like-a-mirror-reflecting-back-everyones-perception-of-me/) M.I.A > [In England right now you're not good enough until you get validated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/in-england-right-now-you-re-not-good-enough-until-you-get-validated/) M.I.A > [I'm still working out my opinions - it's always a question mark. I leave loads of space open, and people don't like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-m-still-working-out-my-opinions-it-s-always-a-question-mark-i-leave/) M.I.A > [Basically, when I went to school in Sri Lanka from age five onward, the classes there were sometimes sorted into a hierarchy of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/basically-when-i-went-to-school-in-sri-lanka-from-age-five-onward-the/) M.I.A ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like/m-i-a/#itemlist", "name": "17 Like Quotes By M.I.A", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like I can't really have a comment.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "M.I.A" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-feel-like-i-can-t-really-have-a-comment/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/m-i-a-3418_comment_i-feel-like-i-can-t-really-have-a-commen_2675048.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/m-i-a-3418_comment_i-feel-like-i-can-t-really-have-a-commen_2675048.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b8/m-i-a-3418_comment_i-feel-like-i-can-t-really-have-a-commen_2675048.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel like I can't really have a comment.” — M.I.A", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyone's perception of me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "M.I.A" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-feel-like-a-mirror-reflecting-back-everyone-s-perception-of-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/m-i-a-3418_back_i-feel-like-a-mirror-reflecting-back-eve_1446259.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/m-i-a-3418_back_i-feel-like-a-mirror-reflecting-back-eve_1446259.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/m-i-a-3418_back_i-feel-like-a-mirror-reflecting-back-eve_1446259.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyone's perception of me.” — M.I.A", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember taking my demo to every dance person in London. 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