White

White

White is the color of pure snow or milk. It is the color of light that contains all of the wavelengths of the visible spectrum without absorption. It is the opposite of black.

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Famous quotes containing the word white:

    “Why do we then shun death with anxious strife?
    If Light can thus deceive, wherefore not Life?”
    —Joseph Blanco White (1775–1841)

    “I begin with a design for a hearse.
    For Christ’s sake not black—
    nor white either—and not polished!
    Let it be weathered—like a farm wagon—”
    —William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)

    “Boom, steal the pygmies,
    Boom, kill the Arabs,
    Boom, kill the white men,”
    —Vachel Lindsay (1879–1931)