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Being black or white isn’t an accomplishment. What you do with your life – or what you accomplish with your life – dictates what you should be proud of.

Charles Barkley

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
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
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
You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Food Start Stupidity Yourself
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
The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Live Myself Sports Weakness
My message is simple: take control of your life.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Control Inspirational Life Myself Simplicity
I’m not a role model. Just because I dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Children Idol Myself Role Sports
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
I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Interview Myself Thinking Trouble
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
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Darkness Deal Happiness Life People Secret Yourself
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
This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Hate Issues Myself Race White
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
What does politically correct mean? If you’re fat, don’t ask me if you’re fat, because I’m gonna tell you the truth. You’re fat.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Politics Right Truth Yourself

Being black or white isn’t an accomplishment. What you do with your life – or what you accomplish with your life – dictates what you should be proud of.

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