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 BARKLEYPoor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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I’m just what America needs: another unemployed black man.
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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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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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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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You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.
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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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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 think you have an obligation to be honest.
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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.’
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I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.
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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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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.’
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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.
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I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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