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 BARKLEYAs long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states’ cities.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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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.
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I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
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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.
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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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This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
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We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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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.
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I know I’m never as good or bad as one single performance. I’ve never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I’ve always been able to leave the game at the arena.
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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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I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.
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Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
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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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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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Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
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