--- title: "26 Ifs Quotes By Jack White" description: "26 Ifs quotes by Jack White. Plus more from Jack White and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/jack-white-1911_able_the-bottom-line-if-people-don-t-love-our_1525083.png" --- > [The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-bottom-line-if-people-don-t-love-our-work-we-will-not-be-able-to/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/jack-white-1911_able_the-bottom-line-if-people-don-t-love-our_1525083.png) > [If you're doing something that people want, they'll find you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/if-you-re-doing-something-that-people-want-they-ll-find-you/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/jack-white-1911_doing_if-you-re-doing-something-that-people-wa_1197880.png) > [The big picture is a nice way to think of things if you have the freedom to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-big-picture-is-a-nice-way-to-think-of-things-if-you-have-the/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/jack-white-1911_big-picture_the-big-picture-is-a-nice-way-to-think-o_2373465.png) > [If you don’t have a struggle inside or around you, you have to make one up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/if-you-don-t-have-a-struggle-inside-or-around-you-you-have-to-make/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/jack-white-1911_adversity_if-you-don-t-have-a-struggle-inside-or-a_982879.png) > [If what you are doing is working, DON'T change just to be different. Just get better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/if-what-you-are-doing-is-working-don-t-change-just-to-be-different/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/jack-white-1911_change_if-what-you-are-doing-is-working-don-t-c_2881390.png) > [The true professional makes art when he is not feeling good, if the studio is too cold or too warm or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-true-professional-makes-art-when-he-is-not-feeling-good-if-the/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/jack-white-1911_art_the-true-professional-makes-art-when-he_2983968.png) > [I don't think there is room for 'artistic temperament.' Professional artists understand art is a business. If businesses ran their companies like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-don-t-think-there-is-room-for-artistic-temperament-professional/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/jack-white-1911_art_i-don-t-think-there-is-room-for-artistic_441793.png) > [Do not trust people who call themselves musicians or record collectors who say that they don’t like Bob Dylan or the Beatles.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/do-not-trust-people-who-call-themselves-musicians-or-record/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/jack-white-1911_bob_do-not-trust-people-who-call-themselves_825253.png) > [In my bands, I don't really walk around telling people what to play, just out of respect really. I mean, if there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/in-my-bands-i-don-t-really-walk-around-telling-people-what-to-play/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ef/jack-white-1911_band_in-my-bands-i-don-t-really-walk-around-t_3204732.png) > [I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-believe-i-am-a-better-director-than-actor-i-enjoy-acting-if-the/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e0/jack-white-1911_acting_i-believe-i-am-a-better-director-than-ac_2589557.png) > [If you saw me working with construction crews or graphic designers, you'd see how much I'm really hoping for them to bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/if-you-saw-me-working-with-construction-crews-or-graphic-designers/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/jack-white-1911_construction_if-you-saw-me-working-with-construction_1721481.png) > [If you're asking if I would be foolish enough, or insulting enough, to write about people in my life that I respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/if-you-re-asking-if-i-would-be-foolish-enough-or-insulting-enough-to/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/jack-white-1911_asking_if-you-re-asking-if-i-would-be-foolish-e_1135494.png) > [The secret is planning your work and working your plan. If you don't know where you are going, how will you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-secret-is-planning-your-work-and-working-your-plan-if-you-don-t/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/jack-white-1911_destination_the-secret-is-planning-your-work-and-wor_463251.png) > [Well you're in your little room and you're working on something good but if it's really good you're gonna need a bigger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/well-you-re-in-your-little-room-and-you-re-working-on-something-good/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/jack-white-1911_bigger_well-you-re-in-your-little-room-and-you_1807545.png) > [Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/musically-though-you-re-a-character-and-you-re-singing-a-song-if-you/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/jack-white-1911_blues-music_musically-though-you-re-a-character-and_2039236.png) > [Smart art galleries know it's not the words on paper but the emotion in the piece that makes clients pull out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/smart-art-galleries-know-it-s-not-the-words-on-paper-but-the-emotion/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/jack-white-1911_art_smart-art-galleries-know-it-s-not-the-wo_180649.png) > [There are distractions, all around. There's so much media, for a young kid to battle against, to get to something soulful. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/there-are-distractions-all-around-there-s-so-much-media-for-a-young/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/jack-white-1911_able_there-are-distractions-all-around-there_3144001.png) > [Worry means tormenting yourself with disturbing thoughts or fretting about things we have zero control over. If you live in the north…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/worry-means-tormenting-yourself-with-disturbing-thoughts-or-fretting/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/jack-white-1911_anxiety_worry-means-tormenting-yourself-with-dis_136600.png) > [The main things to rebel against - over-production, too much technology, overthinking. It's a spoiled mentality; everything is too easy. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-main-things-to-rebel-against-over-production-too-much-technology/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/jack-white-1911_easy_the-main-things-to-rebel-against-over-pr_463677.jpg) > [I probably could have a hip-hop-style entourage of 40 people coming with me to the club or whatever, and I don't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-probably-could-have-a-hip-hop-style-entourage-of-40-people-coming/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/jack-white-1911_being-yourself_i-probably-could-have-a-hip-hop-style-en_2201151.png) > [ I'm excited by the band \[White Stripes\]. It really excites me. But it wouldn't excite me if there weren't those limitations, if… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-m-excited-by-the-band-white-stripes-it-really-excites-me-but-it/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d9/jack-white-1911_band_i-m-excited-by-the-band-white-stripes-it_80124.jpg) > [When you know your work sells, then seeking a gallery or outdoor show is fine. Then, if an event or art gallery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/when-you-know-your-work-sells-then-seeking-a-gallery-or-outdoor-show/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/jack-white-1911_agony_when-you-know-your-work-sells-then-seeki_1553604.png) > [Captain Lone Wolf Gonzaullas was one of a kind. I'm sure he would agree to this truth, If you continuously compete with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/captain-lone-wolf-gonzaullas-was-one-of-a-kind-i-m-sure-he-would/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae5/jack-white-1911_agree_captain-lone-wolf-gonzaullas-was-one-of_3000924.png) > [I'm always surprised when anything about the band connects. But I love the fact that it's hard for people to understand. We've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-m-always-surprised-when-anything-about-the-band-connects-but-i-love/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/jack-white-1911_band_i-m-always-surprised-when-anything-about_3195814.jpg) > [I always stayed away from the studio environment as much as possible. But I just wanted to see if I could work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-always-stayed-away-from-the-studio-environment-as-much-as-possible/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/jack-white-1911_assistants_i-always-stayed-away-from-the-studio-env_3147147.png) > [Amy Winehouse: Did she invent white soul? Wearing a beehive? No. But she did something brand new and fresh, altogether as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/amy-winehouse-did-she-invent-white-soul-wearing-a-beehive-no-but-she/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/jack-white-1911_alive_amy-winehouse-did-she-invent-white-soul_2361694.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Jack White > [Like it or not, people tend to buy paintings to match their drapes, couch or carpet. I know you want them to be so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/like-it-or-not-people-tend-to-buy-paintings-to-match-their-drapes/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-just-think-old-old-movies-they-make-you-concentrate-and-pay/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [Inspiration and creativity, they ride right next to one anotherNot everyday are you going to wake up, the clouds are gonna part and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/inspiration-and-creativity-they-ride-right-next-to-one-anothernot/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [ I'm excited by the band \[White Stripes\]. It really excites me. But it wouldn't excite me if there weren't those limitations, if we weren't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-m-excited-by-the-band-white-stripes-it-really-excites-me-but-it/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/my-mother-was-45-when-she-had-me-so-when-i-was-in-high-school-my/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [The only person who is hurt by jealousy is you... Eliminate that word from your life... it may not make you unsuccessful selling your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-only-person-who-is-hurt-by-jealousy-is-you-eliminate-that-word/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-love-the-way-art-moves-people-emotionally-i-love-the-fact-that-when/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [Worry means tormenting yourself with disturbing thoughts or fretting about things we have zero control over. If you live in the north there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/worry-means-tormenting-yourself-with-disturbing-thoughts-or-fretting/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [We have a secret project at Third Man where we want to have the first vinyl record played in outer space. We want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/we-have-a-secret-project-at-third-man-where-we-want-to-have-the-first/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [Mastery is the rudder, Mystery is the sail and Magic the wind to move you in your chosen direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/mastery-is-the-rudder-mystery-is-the-sail-and-magic-the-wind-to-move/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [Smart art galleries know it's not the words on paper but the emotion in the piece that makes clients pull out the credit card…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/smart-art-galleries-know-it-s-not-the-words-on-paper-but-the-emotion/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [I'd got accepted to the seminary in Wisconsin, and I was gonna become a priest, but the last second I thought, 'I'll just go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-d-got-accepted-to-the-seminary-in-wisconsin-and-i-was-gonna-become/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [I think I've been a good boy long enough and given everyone around me a fair piece of the pie as far as all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-think-i-ve-been-a-good-boy-long-enough-and-given-everyone-around-me/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [It's hard for me to play seated theaters because people tend to sit down and get a little bit complacent, so it's less energy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/it-s-hard-for-me-to-play-seated-theaters-because-people-tend-to-sit/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) > [I don't like making my job easier. How are you accomplishing anything if there's no struggle? If I have to create a struggle that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-don-t-like-making-my-job-easier-how-are-you-accomplishing-anything/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/jack-white/#itemlist", "name": "26 Ifs Quotes By Jack White", "numberOfItems": 26, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack White" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-bottom-line-if-people-don-t-love-our-work-we-will-not-be-able-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/jack-white-1911_able_the-bottom-line-if-people-don-t-love-our_1525083.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/jack-white-1911_able_the-bottom-line-if-people-don-t-love-our_1525083.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/jack-white-1911_able_the-bottom-line-if-people-don-t-love-our_1525083.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.” — Jack White", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you're doing something that people want, they'll find you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack White" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/if-you-re-doing-something-that-people-want-they-ll-find-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/jack-white-1911_doing_if-you-re-doing-something-that-people-wa_1197880.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/jack-white-1911_doing_if-you-re-doing-something-that-people-wa_1197880.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/jack-white-1911_doing_if-you-re-doing-something-that-people-wa_1197880.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you're doing something that people want, they'll find you.” — Jack White", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The big picture is a nice way to think of things if you have the freedom to.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack White" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-big-picture-is-a-nice-way-to-think-of-things-if-you-have-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/jack-white-1911_big-picture_the-big-picture-is-a-nice-way-to-think-o_2373465.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/jack-white-1911_big-picture_the-big-picture-is-a-nice-way-to-think-o_2373465.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51e/jack-white-1911_big-picture_the-big-picture-is-a-nice-way-to-think-o_2373465.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The big picture is a nice way to think of things if you have the freedom to.” — Jack White", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you don’t have a struggle inside or around you, you have to make one up.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack White" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/if-you-don-t-have-a-struggle-inside-or-around-you-you-have-to-make/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/jack-white-1911_adversity_if-you-don-t-have-a-struggle-inside-or-a_982879.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/jack-white-1911_adversity_if-you-don-t-have-a-struggle-inside-or-a_982879.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/jack-white-1911_adversity_if-you-don-t-have-a-struggle-inside-or-a_982879.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you don’t have a struggle inside or around you, you have to make one up.” — Jack White", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If what you are doing is working, DON'T change just to be different. 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