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I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.

Charles Barkley

We’re not all supposed to think alike.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Different Inspirational Thinking
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Democracy Education Effort Myself Vote
I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Myself Race Thinking White
My message is simple: take control of your life.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Control Inspirational Life Myself Simplicity
The older I get, the faster I was.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Fast Myself Old Past
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Help Myself People Poor Rich
I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Funny Gift Myself Relationship Woman
When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Big Difference Oppression Yourself
As 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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Believe Existence Myself Strong
I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Parents Pay Role
People say I eat a lot. I really don’t. More or less I just eat all the time.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Be Yourself Eat Myself People Time
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 BARKLEY

Care Enough Myself Old Run Thinking Time
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Character Myself Reality
If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Beautiful Children People Ugly World
People always say he can run and he can jump. So can a deer and you wouldn’t put a deer in the game.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Animal Game Himself People
You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance Believe Best Hell Right World Yourself
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
Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Fans Money Season Way
You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Best Black Goal Hell White 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 don’t care what people think. people are stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Care Myself People Stupidity Thinking
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
If I weren’t earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Direction Money Myself People Run Sports
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
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
You know what I always say about basketball whenever anybody tried to tell me the Knicks are gonna be good: They’re old. Old people don’t get healthy. They die.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Death Goodness Healthy Old People Try Yourself
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.’
CHARLES BARKLEY

Children Growth Myself Pain Parents Smart Talk Thinking

I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.

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