"I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I thought I could do an American accent until I tried it in front of an American - the expression of horror is still burnt onto my retinas."

-- John Oliver

#Expression Quotes #Horror Quotes #Range Quotes

“In 1855, a former American slave remarked: "Tisn't he who has stood and looked on, that can tell you what slavery is - tis he who has endured."I think the same holds true for women's rights. The incredulity in the question, "What rights don't women have presently that they are marching about?" reflects a troubling disconnect that comes from power and privilege.”

Source : Source: www.patheos.com
“In the '50s, to appropriate was a real no-no. However, once you go from Duchamp to Jasper Johns to Warhol, appropriation becomes not only a common thing to do, but possibly the central way of working in the era we call postmodernism.”
“I think what you notice most when you havenâ€™t been home in a while is how much the trees have grown around your memories.”
“The finest teaching touches in a student a spring neither teacher nor student could possibly have preconceived.”
“The history of governmentally established religion, both in England and in this country, showed that whenever government had allied itself with one particular form of religion, the inevitable result had been that it had incurred the hatred, disrespect and even contempt of those who held contrary beliefs.”
“The best way to help those who are behind you is to heed those before you.”
“All is lovely outside my house and inside my house and myself.”

Source : Winslow Homer, John Wilmerding (1972). “Winslow Homer”
“When I started out in independent films in the early '70s, we did everything for the love of art. It wasn't about money and stardom. That was what we were reacting against. You'd die before you'd be bought.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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