I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.
CHARLES BARKLEYWhen you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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I think you have an obligation to be honest.
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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.
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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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If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?
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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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I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
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The meek may inherit the earth, but they wont get the ball from me.
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Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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We’re just playing basketball. It’s not like we’re going out to have unprotected sex with Magic.
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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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This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.
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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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I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
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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.
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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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