Every time I think about changing a diaper, I run a little bit harder and a little bit faster to make sure I can afford a nanny until my daughter’s old enough to take care of that herself.
CHARLES BARKLEYIt’s the kind of game that makes you go home and beat your wife.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
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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.
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When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
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I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I’m gonna hit you in the other cheek too.
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People say I eat a lot. I really don’t. More or less I just eat all the time.
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The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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There’s only 5 real jobs in the world. Teacher, fireman, policeman, doctor and somebody who is in the armed service. If you don’t have one of those 5 jobs, you shouldn’t take your life that serious.
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Just because you say something doesn’t make it controversial, and it doesn’t make you a bad person.
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Well, all I can say is that people know I’m not saying anything out of malice.
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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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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.
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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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When you read the book you see that these guys aren’t holding any punches. They’re straightforward. They’re honest. They’re giving you their honest opinion.
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I’m afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I’ve got a whole cemetery full of them.
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I like to help poor people who got no chance. If rich people don’t, who will? Not other poor people, that’s for sure.
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If you’re scarde to fail, you don’t deserve to be successful.
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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.
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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.
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I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
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The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
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I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said ‘Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.’ And I said, ‘Mom, I’m rich.’
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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
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If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?
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