"Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies."

-- Jacki Weaver

#Growing Up Quotes #Listening Quotes #Ears Quotes

“My work has been much more Caribbean and eclectic. I am interested in people, and where they come from happens to have fallen within an area of Africa.”
“Often one's dear friend talks something which one scruples to call rigmarole.”
“It is apparent that nothing short of contraceptives can put an end to the horrors of abortion and infanticide.”
“Autumn is the harvest of greedy death.”
“I remember when I was a little boy my father didn't love me; he couldn't. He loved my older brother but he couldn't love me somehow, at least not in a way I could understand it.”
“Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.”
“Without a doubt, any opportunity I have to build that up in New York, I'd do it. I told people all the time, always say, 'If it takes me taking a pay cut, I'll be the first one on Mr. Dolan's steps saying take my money and let's build something strong over here.'”
“All the mistakes committed by artists are due to their having separated themselves from truth, believing that their imagination is stronger. There is nothing stronger than nature. With nature in front of us we can do everything well.”

Source : Wendell Phillips (1864). “Speeches, Lectures, and Letters”, p.51

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