White Men Quotes

“Though it cost the blood of millions of white men, let it come. Let justice be done.”
― John Quincy Adams

“White men are irresponsible with their power and money. Our beautiful earth is million of years old, and in a mere five hundred years, white people have nearly destroyed it. Another hundred years like the last hundred, and there won't be a living creature left on the planet.
-character Amber Johnson (Broken)”
― J. Matthew Nespoli

“As the Congressman rose, I calmed the tremor in my gut. I was in close quarters with some representative specimens of the most dangerous creature in the history of the world, the white man in a suit.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer

“Donald Trump’s economic policies are geared toward enriching White male power—but at the expense of most of his White male followers, along with the rest of us.”
― Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist

“Sometimes I think I'm near the end of my energy for living. I plot to travel to another world because this one seems too decimated by the white men who wanted money and skin, too dangerous to navigate because of the sentinels still roaming, raping, and gouging out the earth to maintain power.”
― Elissa Washuta, White Magic

“no one on this planet
is in more denial
than the white man
who regardless of all
the evidence in front of him
still thinks racism and sexism
and all the world’s pain don’t exist”
― Rupi Kaur, Home Body

“While we are all forced to participate in the games of office politics; it is very defeatist position for a Black woman. Many would argue that White men in America write the rules, mange the courses, and call all the plays. They are trusted to lead organizations and are in key positions to make positive change. I believe that at this moment in time, the onus shouldn't be places on the underdogs to pull themselves up. The onus is on White men in power to create work environments that are both inclusive and sustainable for marginalized people.”
― Talisa Lavarry, Confessions From Your Token Black Colleague: True Stories & Candid Conversations About Equity & Inclusion In The Workplace

“Our only hope has always been that the hate-filled old white guys die off and young people are more progressive.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story

“Every year, since the invention of papyrus, like ten thousand college professor white guys write a book about how hot sixteen-year-old girls are. But none of them every seem to think, Wait has someone does this before? None of them ever seem to think that they're dumbass losers who maybe need to shut the fuck up. So why would I think that?”
― Youngmi Mayer, I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying

“... there was no point in trying to argue semantics about subtle bigotry with a straight white guy.”
― E.M. Lindsey, Like Water Catching Fire

“Go tell it to the white men! They're lookin' for Indians that stay proud even when they hurt... just so long's they don't ask for their rights!" (113)”
― George Ryga, The Ecstasy of Rita Joe

“Maybe there really only was one singular white man staring down at the world from his official boots and his official vehicle and his official sunglasses hanging high over his official smirk.”
― Gary Shteyngart, Our Country Friends

“Apparently God had made life on one planet only, and only one country of that planet's dominant species needed to manage it.”
― Richard Powers, Bewilderment

“Hell hath no fury like a white man scorned. Especially in the world of business.”
― Mateo Askaripour, Black Buck

“There was no faith in the white men, or the gods they ador'd; who instructed them in principles so false, that honest men could not live among them.”
― Aphra Behn

“Don't let white men steal your joy. Do not let these motherfuckers win.”
― Shilletha Curtis, Pack Light: A Journey to Find Myself