People always say turn the other cheek. If you turn the other cheek, I’m gonna hit you in the other cheek too.
CHARLES BARKLEYI 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 know a lot of people did a lot of heavy lifting to make me successful and I do everything in my power not to screw it up.
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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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If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
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My message is simple: take control of your life.
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I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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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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The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
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I don’t hate anyone, at least not for more than 48 minutes, barring overtime.
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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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I don’t care what people think. people are stupid.
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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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Yeah Ernie, its called defense, I mean I wouldn’t know anything about it personally but I’ve heard about it through the grapevine.
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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
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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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If you’re scarde to fail, you don’t deserve to be successful.
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