Eb White Quotes

Wearing the white flower of a blameless life, Before a thousand peering littlenesses, In that fierce light which beats upon a throne, And blackens every blot.

So the mayor of New Orleans would have used his own buses had the people had been white?

As Dr. Chiang puts it, “while Buddha came to China on white elephants, Christ was borne on cannon balls.

In New York’s Times Square a white-clad girl clutches her purse and skirt as an uninhibited sailor plants his lips squarely on hers.

It's hard to imagine that there are people in the country that have types of hateful, inexcusable, racist, white supremacist views.

In tragedy, it's hard to find a good resolution; it's not black and white: it's a big fog of gray.

I'm the only person on Earth who's not afraid to admit that black people are better dancers than white people! I said it, I said it! You were all thinking it, I said it!

Oh -- who's the Queen?" "Her, of course. The White Queen. You're just like Alice, you know. Down the rabbit hole with the Mad Hatter.

[I normally go-to] whiskey on the rocks. Or a beer. Or with dinner, a glass of white wine.

I've always hated being hemmed in or seeing anybody being hemmed in. Even when I was the smallest child, I couldn't bear being told I couldn't drink at a so-called white drinking fountain.

Paper is like Joyce Carol Oates: white.

Black for hunting through the night For death and sorrow, the color’s white Gold for a bride in her wedding gown, And red to call enchantment down.

Relations between black and white would be greatly improved if we were more accepting of our fears and our feelings and more vocal about it.

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a reputation for being civilized

Photo of boy with white dirt on his faceYou may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over.

You've been reading Gordan's book again, haven't you?" "It's a white-knuckle roller-coaster ride," she mumbled.

Besides paid white laborers, there was everywhere a class of white servants bound without wages for a term of years, and a more miserable class of Negro slaves.

Larry Bird is overrated in a lot of areas. ... Why does he get so much publicity? Because he's white. You never hear about a black player being the greatest.

White supremacy has taught white people to be racially, culturally, & politically illiterate.

He musta thought it was white boy day. It ain't white boy day, is it?

If White men were not complaining, it would be an indication we weren't succeeding and making the inroads that we are.

Being black or white isn't an accomplishment. What you do with your life - or what you accomplish with your life - dictates what you should be proud of.

No white man uses his feet the way an Indian does. He talks to the earth.

[My grandparents] were from Texas. El Paso. White trash.

The egg is white though the hen is black as coal...Out of evil comes good, through the great goodness of God.

I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks.

Owning a gun in America is one way for conservative white males to demonstrate their anger at crime, liberalism, feminism, and modernity.

If you lose your temper, your sound sleep will go, and you will have to use a tranquilizer or sleeping pills? Then gradually, more white hair, wrinkles.

I've been just eating very healthy, all organic, no sugar, white flour, nothing artificial. I'm being so incredibly strict... not a lot of meat!

Why wait for the loss of hearing to appreciate sound? Turn off the white noise of your thoughts and start to listen.

I'm not bad (his speed). I'm no Joe Morgan, but I'm pretty good for a white guy.

Do you remember when we picketed the White House in 1965?

I don't know why that is, but English politics is just so overly white. It's very much about the class structure.

Part of the challenge of the Barack Obama campaign was to try to neutralize that white backlash, and of course, he was masterful in doing that.

The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck.

Racing does to white guys what movies do to black guys.

Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white.

Today in Washington, D.C., several government buildings were left without power. Of course, the White House will be without power for two more years.

Celluloid will be the next decade's black and white.

His white boots were on fire against Arsenal, and he'll be looking for them to reproduce tonight.

The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players to balance things up and give the team some brains and common sense.

Everybody says it: black, white; everybody calls me a legend. Italians, Jews. Everybody

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

All the white meat is gone. There's nothin' but necks on the platter.

I like making black and white films in natural surroundings, but I much prefer shooting a color film inside a studio where the colors are easier to control.

I'd heard of really bad things Klan folks did to Negroes. Mean, hateful, deadly things. I didn't know they were hateful toward white folks too.

You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.

The common enemy is the white man.

We must assist the British in the war as if there were no White Paper and we must resist the White Paper as if there were no war.

The moon was gone, but to the magician's eyes the unicorn was the moon, cold and white and very old, lighting his way to safety, or to madness.