Accents Quotes

415 Accents quotes by 359 unique authors

I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I thought… — John Oliver
My family are from Liverpool, so I have some twang there - I have a Midlands accent, and I was raised about an hour north… — John Oliver
My family is from Liverpool, so I have some of those vowel sounds, I've got the slack tone of someone from Birmingham, and then I… — John Oliver
Never let me lose the marvel of your statue-like eyes, or the accent the solitary rose of your breath places on my cheek at night.… — Federico Garcia Lorca
In the end, perhaps we should simply imagine a joke; a long joke that's continually retold in an accent too thick and strange to ever… — Tom Robbins
Although the constellations in which I have found myself - and naturally also the periods of life and their different influences - have led to… — Pope Benedict XVI
I believe your own accent is inimitable, though I shall practice it in my bath. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain face. What folly… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Directors are always changing things at the last minute. Actors will do a scene, and the director will say, ‘Okay, that was perfect, but this… — Dave Barry
The voice belonged to Mr. Pzyrbovich, an algebra teacher who was always called Mr. P, for obvious reasons. He has a heavy accent, which a… — Dave Barry
Everything is a self-portrait. A diary. Your whole drug history’s in a strand of your hair. Your fingernails. The forensic details. The lining of your… — Chuck Palahniuk
Little fussy Otto, in his red-lined black opera cloak with pockets for all his gear, his shiny black shoes, his carefully cut widow's peak and,… — Terry Pratchett
I am SHADOW, and my dwelling is near to the Catacombs of Ptolemais, and hard by those dim plains of Helusion which border upon the… — Edgar Allan Poe
Roza." His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . it was all just colder. "You forgot my first lesson: Don’t… — Richelle Mead
I was kidnapped by aliens, they came down from outer space with ray guns, but I fooled them by wearing a wig and laughing in… — Neil Gaiman
Harshness vanished. A sudden softness has replaced the meadows' wintry grey. Little rivulets of water changed their singing accents. Tendernesses, hesitantly, reach toward the earth… — Rainer Maria Rilke
And when he had put his hand on mine with a cheerful look, wherefrom I took courage, he brought me within to the secret things.… — Dante Alighieri
liberty, which means resisting all forms of cultural authoritarianism, be it from the right wing church, black ideologues, black nationalists, or mainstream white media. We… — Cornel West
I liked my name pronounced by your lips in a grateful, happy accent. — Charlotte Bronte
Don't you have class today? (Kyrian) Boy, I'm a backwoods Cajun, I ain't never got no class, cher. (Nick) (He cleared his throat and dropped… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Miss Grantham's sense of humour got the better of her at this point, and, tottering towards a chair, she sank into it, exclaiming in tragic… — Georgette Heyer
At this point two elderly security guards in parkas, the guys who normally work the front desk at the plant, asked John to step behind… — David Wong
You are not a perfect woman.You have an evil temper, you’re as blind as a mole, you’re a deplorable poet, and frankly, your French accent… — Lisa Kleypas
I have mastered many things in my life. Navigating the streets of London, speaking French without an accent, dancing the quadrille, the Japanese art of… — Cassandra Clare
I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend. But with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport… — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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