American Accent

Famous quotes containing the words american and/or accent:

    “One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work.”
    —Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986)

    “I had many problems in my conduct of the office being contrasted with President Kennedy’s conduct in the office, with my manner of dealing with things and his manner, with my accent and his accent, with my background and his background. He was a great public hero, and anything I did that someone didn’t approve of, they would always feel that President Kennedy wouldn’t have done that.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)