Barry White

Barry White

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Known primarily as an American singer, Barry White also happens to be one of the most quotable figures in our collection. Their reputation for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring R&B, soul, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits: "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" lends every quote an extra layer of authority. 12 of Barry White's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Music, Truth, Wisdom, Society, and Smile. As Barry White put it: "When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy."

“I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.”

— Barry White

Knowledge

All Quotes by Barry White

“I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking at a real daddy.”

— Barry White

Dad

“When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.”

— Barry White

Truth

“As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.”

— Barry White

Freedom

“I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.”

— Barry White

Knowledge

“I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.”

— Barry White

Birthday

“We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It's just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it makes me smile.”

— Barry White

Music

“There's people making babies to my music. That's nice.”

— Barry White

Music

“The whole system of society tells you what to do.”

— Barry White

Society