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I’m not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.

Charles Barkley

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
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
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
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Character Myself Reality
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
I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Athlete Believe Idol Myself Parents Role
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Daughter Democracy Goodness Job Kill Liberty Man Myself Oppression People Politics Time
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
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Black Myself Oppression People See Story
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
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.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Business Children Game Greatness Growth Ourselves People Shame
Well, all I can say is that people know I’m not saying anything out of malice.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself People
I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Myself Old Oneself People Wrong
When you get arrested it’s in big letters. When you get acquitted it’s in small letters.
CHARLES BARKLEY

Big Difference Oppression Yourself
I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.
CHARLES BARKLEY

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

Myself Person Talk Yourself

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