283 Accent Quotes for You to Enjoy

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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I don't know Bengali perfectly. I don't know how to write it or even read it. I have an accent, I speak without authority, and so I've always perceived a disjunction between it and me. As a result, I consider my mother tongue, paradoxically, a foreign language. Jhumpa Lahiri

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I went to a very posh school, I had a very privileged upbringing with parents who were incredibly loving and brilliant. I've never tried to hide that; I'm not going to change my accent or talk in a different way. David Cameron

There is no such thing as an ugly accent, like there's no such thing as an ugly flower. David Crystal

Ugly Flower Like Accent Thing

When I first started out, being from the South and going to New York or Chicago, people kept telling me to get voice lessons and 'lose that stupid accent you got.' And I'm like, 'Well, where I come from, you have the stupid accent.' Jeff Foxworthy

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It's funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs. Aaron Taylor-Johnson

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In the end, to do a good accent, you just have to be a good listener. Abbey Lee Kershaw

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I'm from New York. I have a non, neutral accent. It can go any way you want. Abigail Breslin

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My mother is American. I first went to school in America, and we came back when I was about six to rural Norfolk. In primary school, I was teased immediately and mercilessly. I probably dropped that accent within about 10 days. Adam Rayner

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Growing up in this post-apartheid era, the first generation of teens in South Africa living in this new democracy, I often found myself feeling different. I was often the only person of color in an otherwise all-white school. And within the Indian community, because of my training with an English acting teacher, my accent was very different. Adhir Kalyan

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To me, anyone with an Australian accent wielding a tennis racket is cool. Adrian Smith

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I usually keep my personal style simple and streamlined. I like classic colors like black, white, and beige. White and black is my favorite color combination, and I like to finish up my look with an accent of gold jewelry. Aerin Lauder

I think every English actor is nervous of a Newcastle accent. Alan Rickman

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I just can't imagine having to do an accent all the time - like, in your whole career. Alden Ehrenreich

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When you speak in another accent, it affects you. You can't help but be changed by it. Alessandro Nivola

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Most of us don't think forwarding a racist joke or speaking in an insulting 'comedic' accent is appropriate at the workplace. Unfortunately, for those raised in the toxic culture of conservatism, the sort of mentality that leads government employees to do those things is widespread. Alex Pareene

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Niall Ferguson is an intellectual fraud whose job, for years, has been to impress dumb, rich Americans with his accent and flatter them with his writings. Alex Pareene

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I think, for the English accent, we don't say our Rs, contrary to a standard American accent. Alex Roe

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When I first read 'Outlander' a few years ago, I was shocked to find that Jamie was the complete package: incredibly smart, incredibly witty, strong but emotionally vulnerable, passionate to a fault - and, well, the Scottish accent doesn't hurt! I actually stopped reading at several points to swoon over something he said... he's really that good. Alexandra Bracken

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'Fast & Furious' is Hollywood's 'Dabangg.' It is that big there, so it obviously feels amazing to have played a part in it. The role is small but very interesting. People will see me in full Hollywood accent, and the character is not like typical Indian character. Ali Fazal

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What I realised is, watching some old home videos, I've always had a weird accent. It's because I spent a lot of time on film sets. But Australia will always be home... I sound like the Qantas ad, don't I? Alice Englert

Why am I a liberal? Because I don't forget that I'm an immigrant and that I'm a Hispanic and that I have a Latin accent when I speak English, and I want to defend those who get racially profiled by people who would discriminate against us? Ana Navarro

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