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.
CHARLES BARKLEYI 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.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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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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You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
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I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.
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You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
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I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
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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.
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Social media is where losers go to feel important.
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I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
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Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they’re still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn’t do much for them.
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We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
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These are my new shoes. They’re good shoes. They won’t make you rich like me, they won’t make you rebound like me, they definitely won’t make you handsome like me. They’ll only make you have shoes like me. That’s it.
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I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
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