Language and accents govern so much of how people think about other people. — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I learned to use language like my mother did. I would simulcast, give you the program in your own tongue. — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
Living with my mom, I saw how she used language to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world. — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“Nelson Mandela once said, ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“Language brings with it an identity and a culture, or at least the perception of it. A shared language says “We’re the… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I speak English, obviously, Afrikaans, which is a derivative of Dutch that we have in South Africa. And then I speak African… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“When you make the effort to speak someone else’s language, even if it’s just basic phrases here and there, you are saying… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I'd get suspicious looks from people just walking down the streets. Where are you from? They'd ask. I'd reply in whatever language… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
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… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I think it was something I inherited from my mother, who learned to do it. You know, I, like a baby duckling,… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
Smaller incidents in my life made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people. — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
If you look at this election, I feel like Donald Trump was speaking a different language to Hillary Clinton. — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“Nelson Mandela once said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“My family had been denied the things his family had taken for granted. I had a natural talent for selling to people, but without… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
When you see someone as a human being, you begin to understand most people are doing what they believe is right. I ask myself,… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I guess that is the strange part of the human brain that people have studied for eons - is hatred and self-hatred. You can… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“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… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“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,… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
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… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
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… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
I was lucky to come along for the ride. [My mother] really is an amazing woman. And the world we lived in in South… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
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… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
If the police believed that they were planning any form of resistance against the state, then you were just gone. Nobody knew where you… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“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… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
“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… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
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