Brilliance Quote by Stephen Fry

A cut glass English accent can fool unsuspecting Americans into detecting a brilliance that isn't there

— Stephen Fry

I think most British people who say they can do an American accent are so bad at it. I find it excruciating. I find…

— Eileen Atkins

America once used the words 'treason' and 'traitors' only in cases of actual betrayal of our nation's most vital secrets or interests.

— Rick Wilson

You cannot gauge the intelligence of an American by talking with him; you must work with him. The American polishes and refines his way…

— Eric Hoffer

Don't let the American accent fool you. I am British.

— Natalie Massenet

There is a certain advantage to the British accent. I do notice that Americans love it; they think the we Brits are smarter than…

— Piers Morgan

I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.

— Paloma Faith

Part of America's genius has always been its ability to absorb newcomers, to forge a national identity out of the disparate lot that arrived…

— Barack Obama

The American people...have a stake in non-conformity. For they know that the American genius is non-conformist.

— Henry Steele Commager

There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual.

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

Treason implies responsibility for something, control over something, influence upon something, knowledge of something. Treason in our time is a proof of genius. Why,…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I often note that my accent is a result of reading, writing, and speaking in three languages, something that immigrants across our nation understand.…

— Michelle Steel