Charles Barkley
Well, all I can say is that people know I'm not saying anything out of malice.
Look, I'm in the top 20 of players who ever lived.
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
We only put the negative black people on television. We don't put the good, hard-working black people.
I can't believe anything I hear on television anymore.
We can't pick out certain incidentals that don't go our way and act like the cops are all bad... Do you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops?
If I'm going to be straightforward, like I always try to be, I know guys are going to come back at me sometimes.
There's no such thing as a vegetarian.
I think it's a travesty that the NBA can't just tell these guys to play basketball two days in a row. It's just a joke to me. We flew commercial, and we were able to play back-to-back.
Roy Moore was an embarrassment.
I wish the American public wasn't so stupid if they realized that half the people on television make a living just to insult the other party.
I truly believe that building bridges, not building walls and not giving into fear, will make our communities better.
I'm not going to waste my time screaming at a neo-Nazi who is going to hate me no matter what.
What we, as black people, need to do is we need to worry about our education.
Racism is here and will always exist, but we can't use it as a crutch.
I think it is important for me to speak out on social issues. Sometimes people will agree with me. Sometimes people will disagree with me. I don't take that personally.
I like Chris Christie. I like Jeb Bush. I like those guys.
I'm never going to be one of those guys who gets on TV and yells and screams. That's not how I do my business. But I'm very aware of social responsibility.
When I get on TV, I'm going to be talking about a silly basketball game, and I'm going to be having a lot of fun doing it. But I'm very aware of all the social stuff going on.
As a fan, I don't want to have my team out of it by Day 1.
Anybody who is racist, I just I think they are an idiot.
Racism is the greatest cancer of my lifetime.
The Republicans always do a good job of dividing and conquering. They do a really good job of making black folks, poor white folks, and Hispanics not like each other.
Everybody wants to talk about black and white, when the situation is really about rich people against poor people.
All the poor white people, all the poor black people, all the Hispanics, they're in the same boat. They've got no economic opportunities.
I've always said that: 'We as black people, if you want respect, you have to give each other respect.' You can't demand respect from white people and the cops if we don't respect each other.
I respect and admire what cops do.
We never discuss race in this country until something bad happens.
Anybody who walks out peacefully, who protests peacefully, that's what this country was built on.
I think people got more common sense than people give 'em credit for.
I don't stand for anti-Semitism. We can't have that.
I would love to be a general manager just for the challenge.
I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.Collection: Reading
Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they're still poor.Collection: Years
Social media is where losers go to feel important.Collection: Media
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.'Collection: Basketball
I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Teacher
If you're scarde to fail, you don't deserve to be successful.Collection: Inspirational
I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Successful
I'd never buy my girl a watch... she's already got a clock over the stove.Collection: Girl
I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I'd work for the Klan.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Believe
This is why I hate white people. You guys try to turn everything into a racial issue.Collection: Hate
I have nothing against old people; I want to be one myself one day.Collection: People
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.Collection: Funny
Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them.Collection: College
I 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?'Collection: Basketball