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title: "4 Accent Quotes By Trevor Noah"
description: "4 Accent quotes by Trevor Noah. Plus more from Trevor Noah and more Accent sayings from other authors."
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> [When I first came to the U.S. - because I do accents and I've traveled the world. I have friends of almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/when-i-first-came-to-the-u-s-because-i-do-accents-and-i-ve-traveled/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/trevor-noah-1603_accents_when-i-first-came-to-the-u-s-because-i-d_181958.jpg)

> [ They said \[on a day show\], oh, you can't do a Chinese accent. That's - and I said, I'm not doing a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/they-said-on-a-day-show-oh-you-can-t-do-a-chinese-accent-that-s-and-i/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/trevor-noah-1603_accents_they-said-on-a-day-show-oh-you-can-t-do_1030437.jpg)

> [When you hear somebody speaking in an accent, it's almost like they're invading your language while they're speaking to you because if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/when-you-hear-somebody-speaking-in-an-accent-it-s-almost-like-they-re/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/289/trevor-noah-1603_accents_when-you-hear-somebody-speaking-in-an-ac_1205267.jpg)

> [I came to realize,people who had Chinese accents will continue to have Chinese accents in America are treated as being stupid or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/i-came-to-realize-people-who-had-chinese-accents-will-continue-to/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/914/trevor-noah-1603_accent_i-came-to-realize-people-who-had-chinese_2415127.jpg)

## Other authors on Accent

## More by Trevor Noah

> [“My family had been denied the things his family had taken for granted. I had a natural talent for selling to people, but without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/my-family-had-been-denied-the-things-his-family-had-taken-for-granted/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [When you see someone as a human being, you begin to understand most people are doing what they believe is right. I ask myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/when-you-see-someone-as-a-human-being-you-begin-to-understand-most/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [I guess that is the strange part of the human brain that people have studied for eons - is hatred and self-hatred. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/i-guess-that-is-the-strange-part-of-the-human-brain-that-people-have/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [“Whilst my mother couldn't give me access to the world, she at least made sure to let me know it existed. A kid cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/whilst-my-mother-couldn-t-give-me-access-to-the-world-she-at-least/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [“When you make the effort to speak someone else’s language, even if it’s just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/when-you-make-the-effort-to-speak-someone-else-s-language-even-if-it/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [I want to be in a position where I get to start off fresh. I don't have any preconceived notion of how I should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/i-want-to-be-in-a-position-where-i-get-to-start-off-fresh-i-don-t/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [It's very rare to find a place where news itself has a political bent. Normally, let's say in the U.K. for instance, newspapers might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/it-s-very-rare-to-find-a-place-where-news-itself-has-a-political-bent/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [ I was lucky to come along for the ride. \[My mother\] really is an amazing woman. And the world we lived in in South… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/i-was-lucky-to-come-along-for-the-ride-my-mother-really-is-an-amazing/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [When I first came to the U.S. - because I do accents and I've traveled the world. I have friends of almost every single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/when-i-first-came-to-the-u-s-because-i-do-accents-and-i-ve-traveled/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [If the police believed that they were planning any form of resistance against the state, then you were just gone. Nobody knew where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/if-the-police-believed-that-they-were-planning-any-form-of-resistance/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [“I remember the thing that caused the trauma, but I don't hold on to the trauma. I never let the memory of something painful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/i-remember-the-thing-that-caused-the-trauma-but-i-don-t-hold-on-to/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says “We’re the same.” A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/language-brings-with-it-an-identity-and-a-culture-or-at-least-the/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [My mom would spend a week in jail. She would spend a day in jail here - a week again, a week and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/my-mom-would-spend-a-week-in-jail-she-would-spend-a-day-in-jail-here/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [I knew of like - I remember, for most of my life, I grew up, and "Knight Rider" was, you know - David Hasselhoff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/i-knew-of-like-i-remember-for-most-of-my-life-i-grew-up-and-knight/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

> [“The hood was strangely comforting, but comfort can be dangerous. Comfort provides a floor but also a ceiling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/the-hood-was-strangely-comforting-but-comfort-can-be-dangerous/)

[Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/)

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