White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.
CHARLES BARKLEYBut when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
More Charles Barkley Quotes
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What does politically correct mean? If you’re fat, don’t ask me if you’re fat, because I’m gonna tell you the truth. You’re fat.
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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 played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that’s pretty cool.
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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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People say I eat a lot. I really don’t. More or less I just eat all the time.
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We’re not all supposed to think alike.
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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 want to be a politician. I think I understand how the system works, I think a lot of politicians are corrupt, and it’s about time we put some people in there who are going to look out for the majority of the people instead of the rich people.
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Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
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I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.
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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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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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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.
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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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