Charles Barkley on children
Charles Barkley85 quotes“When I speak to kids I tell them, ‘Hey, you think your parents are a pain in the ass now, but they’re going to get smarter as you get older.’”
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Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley I know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my power not to screw it up.
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley I want to be a politician. I think I understand how the system works, I think a lot of politicians are corrupt, and it’s about time we put some people in there who are going to look out for the majority of the people instead of the rich people.
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley Poor white people and poor black people just don’t know how much they have in common. Rich people don’t give a damn about either group.
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar, it’s not strong enough
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley I don’t have time to put up with the politics. Who’s a Democrat? Who’s a Republican? Who’s liberal? Who’s conservative? Man, can my daughter just go to a school and not get killed? Can these people get a good job? That’s what I’m concerned about.
Charles BarkleyCharles Barkley I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
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