- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is worth noting that Steve King of Iowa is far from the only Republican member of Congress to offer cover to white nationalists.
- Gathered
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- Nov 07, 2020
The six of us gathered at my house, and we walked to the polls. I'll never forget it. Not a Negro was on the streets, and when we got to the courthouse, the clerk said he wanted to talk with us. When we got into his office, some 15 or 20 armed white men surged in behind us - men I had grown up with, had played with.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll be damned if I'm going to let the white man lick me. There's something out here that I've got to do for my kids, and I'm not going to stop until I've done it.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no future without all of us - black, brown and white - coming together.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I thought I was white. It didn't occur to me I was Asian-American until I was studying abroad in Denmark and there was a little bit of prejudice.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think the White House has always reflected the textures and flavors of this country.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is generally admitted that the most beautiful qualities of a color are in its transparent state, applied over a white ground with the light shining through the color.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
To some, incredibly, Russia has become a human rights leader. Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower, has succeeded in his asylum application in Russia, and White House spokesman Jay Carney appears flummoxed and wrong-footed as the mantle of free speech and liberty appears to pass from West to East.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
American actors are all muscular, tanned, white teeth and they have this indestructible confidence. We British are all... Dare I say it? Pessimistic.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like there are probably more films about white male friendships than almost any other types of movies.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started as a White House correspondent, there was a lot of criticism from guys saying, 'She focuses too much on the person but not enough on policy.' I never understood that argument at all. I just didn't agree with the premise.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
A degree of lying - you know, white lies - seems to be inherent in all languages and all forms of communication.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Governors, all things being equal, I'd rather have a governor in the White House than somebody that's not had that experience.
- Fence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
Black, white, rural, urban, Democrat, Republican, independent. People who come from both ends of the socio-economic spectrum. Male, female. Young and old alike. This is our Kentucky.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020