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

Interview Myself Thinking Trouble
I don’t care what people think. people are stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Care Myself People Stupidity Thinking
I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Bad Decision Drink Health Myself Reading
Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
CHARLES BARKLEY

End Light Perspective Possible Time
I was a Republican until they lost their minds.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Friendship Identity Lost Myself
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
He’s got to bring something stronger than that. That’s like bringing milk to a bar, it’s not strong enough
CHARLES BARKLEY

Enough Himself 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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Control Destiny Education Government Need People Poor Sports Time Yourself
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
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Job Life Reality Serious Service World Yourself
The older I get, the faster I was.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Fast Myself Old Past
The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Live Myself Sports Weakness
You can talk without saying a thing. I don’t ever want to be that type of person.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Person Talk Yourself
I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said ‘Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.’ And I said, ‘Mom, I’m rich.’
CHARLES BARKLEY

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

Funny Gift Myself Relationship Woman
I just thank God for Dennis [Rodman], cause he makes me look like a saint.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Appearance God Himself Myself Thankful
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

Accomplishment Black Identity Life Proud Race White Yourself
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
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Myself Oppression People See Story
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Better Cook Listening Lose Men Sex Woman
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
You can’t start a diet in the middle of the week, that’s just stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Food Start Stupidity Yourself
I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Employment Man Myself Nation Need
Social media is where losers go to feel important.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Feeling Important Lose Social Media
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

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