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White Quotes

Honest reflections on identity and race.

This collection gathers personal reflections on racial identity, including memories of growing up in a mostly separate community and the ongoing search for roles that were written with a different actor in mind. It connects to broader conversations in our Black quotes.

My real name is Joseph Herbert. My dad is white; my mom's Asian, Filipino. And when I started stand-up 22 years ago, I used to go up as Joseph Herbert, and I would just have to defend my name. Every...

Quotes by Jo Koy

Ninety-five percent of my audience was white.

Quotes by Jimmy Smith

All the colleges I played, most of the colleges, they were white.

Quotes by Jimmy Smith

Why is it when a white actor or even a black actor does a British accent, it's considered art?

Quotes by Jimmy O. Yang

Jack White is an extraordinary person because he's like a three-dimensional chess player. He thinks so far ahead.

Quotes by Jimmy Page

Very few athletes have the chance to be brought into the White House.

Quotes by Jimmie Johnson

Sometimes making a story is as easy as putting two characters in a room and seeing what happens. So, imagine a great white shark and a giant squid in the same bathroom.

Quotes by Jim Toomey

Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from white cultural groups that had also suffered in socio-economic terms from the Civil War and its...

Quotes by Jim Webb

Contrary to assumptions in the law, white America is hardly a monolith.

Quotes by Jim Webb

There are very few really stark black and white stories.

Quotes by Jim Lehrer

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians working for the corporate interests. They are the corporate interests. That's where Bush came from, and Cheney and Rumsfeld.

Quotes by Jim Hightower

I make a wicked clam chowdah, and linguine with clam sauce. Oysters I like to eat raw, and mussels in either a white wine sauce or in beer with paprika.

Quotes by Jim Himes

I think my sense of humor is Jewish. I'm smarter than most white people, which is kind of a Jewish thing, too.

Quotes by Jim Goad

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to encourage the sale of the sets, so I barely remember working in black and white, although I do know that I did do it, but...

Quotes by Jim Henson

George W. Bush is a leader, and that's what we need in the White House. George Bush is someone you can believe and trust.

Quotes by Jim Edgar

I keep pushing for the Crest Whitestrips thing. I get so many compliments on how white my teeth are, but I have to say it's not because of my brushing skills. It's from Crest Whitestrips, and that's the honest truth....

Quotes by Jill Wagner

I think aggressive, sometimes outspoken reporting from the White House briefing room is expected by the American people.

Quotes by Jim Acosta

I was raised in Nigeria, and my mother is white, but I never saw her as white, not until I came to America. She was just my mother. She didn't really have a color.

Quotes by Jidenna

'White Christmas' is one of my favorite movies, so I've always just had a love for that kind of golden era musical.

Quotes by Jessie Mueller

My natural gravitation is toward the gray and the black and the white and the burgundy. Sort of muted, cool colors.

Quotes by Jessica Pare

Frequently Asked Questions

What perspectives does this collection of White quotes offer?
These are genuine personal reflections on race, identity, and belonging: growing up in a Cherokee family that lived apart from white neighbors, aspiring to the kind of range actors like Denzel Washington or Jodie Foster get, noticing casual racism secondhand among friends, and a play on words about moving between very different worlds. If you're interested in complementary perspectives, our Black collection is a natural next stop.
Is there a quote about growing up with a segregated experience?
Yes — one quote recalls, "I came from a family that was pretty insularly Cherokee. We kept to ourselves - the white people were there, and we were here, and it was practically a segregated kind of thing." It's a direct, personal account of a divided community growing up.
Is there a quote about aspiring to the kind of roles typically written for white actors?
There is. One quote shares an aspiration "to find scripts written for white actors - or Jodie Foster, who reads scripts for male actors," citing Denzel Washington as an example of someone who does this. It's a thoughtful reflection on range and opportunity in acting.
Is there a quote about experiencing racism secondhand?
Yes — one quote describes it plainly: "My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn't make at my family reunion." It's an honest, specific account rather than a general statement about race relations.
Is there a quote that plays with the phrase 'White House'?
Yes — one quote uses wordplay to make a point about identity: "I can dine at the White House, but I can still hang at the 'hood." It's a clever line about moving comfortably between very different worlds. For a related contrast, see our Black And White collection, or our House collection for more on the word 'house.'

One entry describes a secondhand brush with a racist remark made among friends, a moment worth reading alongside our Black And White quotes, while a lighter closing line plays on the phrase White House, tying into our House quotes.