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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.

I'm neither half white nor half Asian. I'm full both.

Quotes by Henry Golding

I was quite unable to make any white metal alloy hard enough to be made into powder by my machinery.

Quotes by Henry Bessemer

The White House used to belong to the American people. At least that's what I learned from history books and from covering every president starting with John F. Kennedy.

Quotes by Helen Thomas

Every president thinks that all information that comes to the White House is their private preserve after they all promise an open administration on the campaign trail, but some are more secretive than others. Some want to lock down everything.

Quotes by Helen Thomas

As a reporter having covered him for eight years in the White House, I am sure the press could have done a better job if we had known the real Ronald Reagan.

Quotes by Helen Thomas

Presidential power was overruled by the high bench in July 1974, when President Nixon was ordered to turn over some audio tapes of his White House conversations, including the 'smoking gun' tape of June 23, 1972, that revealing the Watergate...

Quotes by Helen Thomas

The sudden ending of a White House career all seems so unceremonious for aides who have personally sacrificed a lot - and sometimes even bent their conscience - to do the president's bidding.

Quotes by Helen Thomas

Congress, the White House, and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists.

Quotes by Helen Thomas

I've never had white teeth. To be honest, I've never been told to do any of those horrible things - get your teeth whitened or your nose straightened.

Quotes by Helena Bonham Carter

I like L.A. It's like a mini break. For a writer, it's hilarious. Like the food. Where I come from, we eat chip sandwiches: white bread, butter, tomato catsup and big fat french fries. It's delicious. Here, you order a...

Quotes by Helen Fielding

I come from Yorkshire in England where we like to eat chip sandwiches - white bread, butter, tomato ketchup and big fat french fries cooked in beef dripping.

Quotes by Helen Fielding

When I was back at Barcelona, the boots I wanted to wear were Ronaldinho's. He had those Tiempos, gold and white, and I thought they would suit my style as a quicker player.

Quotes by Hector Bellerin

There's an ideology that's taken hold of universities, that has taken hold of elite establishments, that is committed to the myth of endemic white racism.

Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

Trade protectionism has an American lineage dating back to the Founders; that lineage is distinct from white nationalism.

Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

There's only one free person in this society, and he is white and male.

Quotes by Hazel Scott

I generally don't think most situations can be labeled as black or white.

Quotes by Heath Ledger

Nuanced debate can't stand up to a guy who's calling women pigs and retweeting white supremacists.

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

I had a huge Indian wedding, and I did it for my wife, and I did it for my white friends.

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

Free speech is the foundation of an open and liberal democracy from college campuses to the White House.

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

Donald Trump is white ISIS - WISIS.

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

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.