The older I get, the faster I was.
CHARLES BARKLEYUnfortunately, 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.
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I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.
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I remember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, ‘Yeah. I’m going to retire.’ They said, ‘Well, we’ll give you $9 million.’ And I said, ‘You got a pen on you?’
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I’m afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I’ve got a whole cemetery full of them.
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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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Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.
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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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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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We don’t need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.
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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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I don’t have time to put up with the politics. Who’s a Democrat? Who’s a Republican? Who’s liberal? Who’s conservative? Man, can my daughter just go to a school and not get killed? Can these people get a good job? That’s what I’m concerned about.
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When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
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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.
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Social media is where losers go to feel important.
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