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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.

Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.

Quotes by Coretta Scott King

I'm actually like a hole-in-the-wall coffee shop kind of guy. So I love the local shops that are kind of like one-off chains in Los Angeles, and I usually get a soy flat white.

Quotes by Connor Franta

I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right.

Quotes by Common

I will never forget the bright September day, standing at my desk in the White House, when my young assistant said that a plane had hit the World Trade Center - and then a second one - and a third,...

Quotes by Condoleezza Rice

The cavemen are still in charge at the networks. They're all white males, and you can't get away from that.

Quotes by Connie Chung

Human Needs Project is really about how to come up with a different approach to helping, really focusing on the dignity of people living in communities you are not a part of, and how to approach these communities with help,...

Quotes by Connie Nielsen

I stopped this one about two months before federation and I want the next one to be more political. It will deal with the formation of white Australian policy and things like that.

Quotes by Colleen McCullough

The Labour Party of today has fits of horrors of the very thought of somebody like me might saying that they bought in white Australia. But I believe they did.

Quotes by Colleen McCullough

If you go to a big publishing house, editorial aside, it's completely white.

Quotes by Colson Whitehead

Whenever someone says, or whenever someone harkens back to, a golden age of the U.S. - usually the '40s or '50s - 90 percent of the time, they're a straight white man.

Quotes by Cole Sprouse

I do not mean for one second to suggest that 'White Doves at Morning' was written with a movie deal in mind. Certainly not.

Quotes by Clive Sinclair

I'm so sick of Betty White.

Quotes by Cloris Leachman

I would say that President Roosevelt probably was more intimately in touch with the press corps at the White House than President Truman was.

Quotes by Clifton Daniel

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

Quotes by Clement Clarke Moore

A tiny radish of passionate scarlet, tipped modestly in white.

Quotes by Clementine Paddleford

Once, when I was 14 I thought easily the most glamorous thing was white eyeliner inside the eye and then heavy lip liner round the mouth. I think I looked repellent.

Quotes by Claudia Winkleman

I prefer to stick to my old-lady goth/Steve Tyler look. I've found my look - white lipstick, black eyeliner, black clothes.

Quotes by Claudia Winkleman

You had your black bands, and you had your white bands, and if you mixed the two, you found less places to play.

Quotes by Clarence Clemons

When you die, we go back to the white energy of all the white energy: white heat that's flung against the sky and becomes a star.

Quotes by Clarence Clemons

Ever crack an egg into simmering water only to watch the white spread out and form wispy tentacles? It happened to me until I came across this game-changing fix: Break the egg into a sieve set over a bowl. The...

Quotes by Claire Saffitz

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.