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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 can't record in the morning because I sound like Barry White.

Quotes by Toni Braxton

A lot of black people believe that Jews in this country have become white. They behave like white people rather than Jewish people.

Quotes by Toni Morrison

No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the moment you found out you were black. That's a profound revelation. The minute you find that out, something happens. You have to renegotiate everything.

Quotes by Toni Morrison

Yes, there was nothing else to do to get you high. I mean, there was, but white kids didn't hear about it.

Quotes by Tommy Rettig

As a white fighter, you get twice as much criticism.

Quotes by Tommy Morrison

I'm guilty of reverse discrimination. I'm white, and people don't think that white fighters are any good.

Quotes by Tommy Morrison

Tennis players need to be very focused and very intense, and I can show tennis players are not just hitting the little yellow ball and moving in between the white lines. I'm always trying to show my personality outside of...

Quotes by Tomas Berdych

My parents used to rent old movies - my whole childhood is in black and white - and it was my dream to make films.

Quotes by Tom Rachman

Before the Beatles could give us 'The White Album', they had to achieve disorienting success.

Quotes by Tom Junod

It took us a lot of man hours to get that bloody white hair out, so it's good to get rid of it.

Quotes by Tom Felton

The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older than 16, the number of free white males younger than 16, the number of free white...

Quotes by Tom G. Palmer

One of my first jobs ever as an actor was working with Julie White on a sitcom called 'Grace Under Fire.'

Quotes by Tom Everett Scott

My favorite thing is Spaghetti with white clam sauce anywhere on the Amalfi Coast or the Tuscan Coast.

Quotes by Todd English

My job is to be tech entrepreneur-in-residence at the White House.

Quotes by Todd Park

I'm grateful to play at Wembley - it is a very historical place - but it is not the same feeling as White Hart Lane.

Quotes by Toby Alderweireld

It's as if inside the White House the belief in Obama's inspirational charisma is still such that every time the ugliness of brute politics intrudes, it's a startling revelation.

Quotes by Tina Brown

The GOP doesn't seem particularly afraid of being perceived as blocking reform, despite efforts by the Obama White House to establish that narrative.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

The white working class likes being pandered to even less than it likes being insulted.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

'White Boy from Sacramento' is just sort of a tongue-in-cheek autobiography. I hoped it came out a little humorous, but it's really all true.

Quotes by Timothy B. Schmit

Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are literally millions of human beings whose lives have been snuffed out by people who conquered under...

Quotes by Tim Wise

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.