Charles Barkley
basketball player, announcer, author, sports analyst, spokesperson, actor, journalist
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All Quotes by Charles Barkley
“Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.”
“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.”
“I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble.”
“I was going to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I have no character.”
“You know it's gone to hell, when the best rapper out there is a white guy and the best golfer is a black guy.”
“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.”
“I got some cash from agents. I've talked to the NCAA. I think that should be legal. I want some money, too; everybody else is making money. I want to go on dates. I want to go buy myself some new suits. I want to buy myself some new sneakers, and I paid the agents back.”
“Anytime a fan touches you, you have the right to beat the hell out of him.”
“Only poor people go to jail.”
“You can't start a diet in the middle of the week, that's just stupid.”
“It's great to be hosting SNL again. I hosted sixteen years ago. Back then I was in great shape, I was coming off an MVP season with the Phoenix Suns - now, I play bad golf, drink, sometimes I get arrested.”
“You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.”
“I can't screw up Alabama... We are number 48 in everything and Arkansas and Mississippi aren't going anywhere.”
“Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last fifty years... and they are still poor.”
“One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check.”
“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.”
“I truly believe that building bridges, not building walls and not giving into fear, will make our communities better.”
“I live in Arizona. I think the Hispanic people are amazing. I think when people talk about illegal immigration... it does them a disservice.”
“I got some cash from agents. I've talked to the NCAA. I think that should be legal. I want some money, too; everybody else is making money. I want to go on dates. I want to go buy myself some new suits. I want to buy myself some new sneakers, and I paid the agents back.”