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I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.

Charles Barkley

Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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Democracy People Politics Poor Vote
Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he’s been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys.
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Carry Man Strong Summer
Listening to a woman is almost as bad as losing to one. There are only three things that women are better at than men: cleaning, cooking, and having sex.
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Better Cook Listening Lose Men Sex Woman
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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Black Money People Poor White
We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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Different Inspirational Thinking
We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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Funny Magic Protection Sex Sports
When you’re black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It’s a dirty, dark secret; I’m glad it’s coming out.
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Black Darkness Deal Happiness Life People Secret Yourself
If you’re scarde to fail, you don’t deserve to be successful.
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Deserve Failure Inspirational Success Yourself
Kids are great. That’s one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It’s a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names.
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Business Children Game Greatness Growth Ourselves People Shame
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
Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now.
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Athlete Gold Herself Reward Sports
I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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Idol Myself Pay Price Role
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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Act Black Children Death Education Kill Myself Stop Success Young
I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Hate Myself Time
He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar, it’s not strong enough
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Enough Himself Strong
You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
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Best Black Goal Hell White 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.
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Country Determination Myself Ourselves Success Thinking
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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Job Life Reality Serious Service World Yourself
I’m afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I’ve got a whole cemetery full of them.
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Collection Haunted Myself Scare
There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
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Friendship Goodness Hit Yourself
Just because you say something doesn’t make it controversial, and it doesn’t make you a bad person.
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Bad Person Talk 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.
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Believe Existence Myself Strong
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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Control Destiny Education Government Need People Poor Sports Time Yourself
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.
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Care Enough Myself Old Run Thinking Time
Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
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Fans Money Season Way
The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Inspirational Talent Work Yourself
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
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End Light Perspective Possible Time

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