Charles Barkley Quotes

Being black or white isn’t an accomplishment. What you do with your life – or what you accomplish with your life – dictates what you should be proud of.

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.’

I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.

I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.

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.

You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.

Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.

Well, all I can say is that people know I’m not saying anything out of malice.

People say I eat a lot. I really don’t. More or less I just eat all the time.

You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.