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Charles Barkley

I think it sucks that in our country [the USA] there is such a double standard education-wise. Which part of the city you live in, or something like that, determines if you’ll be successful, and that’s not fair.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Country Determination Myself Ourselves Success Thinking
Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Democracy People Politics Poor Vote
I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not getting their education. You know, people have died to put us in a situation to be successful.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Act Black Children Death Education Kill Myself Stop Success Young
People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I’m gonna hit you in the other cheek too.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Funny Hit People
You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Person Talk Yourself
If Michael Jordan was a damn plumber, he couldn’t get a date. Any guy got $500 million looks good.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Goodness Himself Money Relationship
I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Idol Myself Pay Price Role
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Book Honesty Opinion Reading Yourself
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Design Different People See Sorry Stupidity Thinking White
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 BARKLEY

Appearance Myself People Politics Rich Thinking Understand
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 BARKLEY

Black Friendship Myself People Success White
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Myself Oppression People See Story
Half Man, Half Sit-Out-The-Season.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Funny Man One Liner Sports
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Goodness Myself Rich Sports Yourself
Yeah Ernie, its called defense, I mean I wouldn’t know anything about it personally but I’ve heard about it through the grapevine.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Funny Myself Protection Sports
I came to the realization a couple months ago that I am fat. If you get tired from walking – and that’s all that golf is – then you are officially fat.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Myself Sports Walk Yourself

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