Top 258 Quotes & Sayings by Charles Barkley - Page 2

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'm not going to get upset because somebody said something bad about me.

I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks.

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.

I can't believe anything I hear on television anymore.

I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.

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. When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

Racism is the greatest cancer of my lifetime.

Anybody who is racist, I just I think they are an idiot.

One of my biggest regrets ever was not taking the time to go to South Africa to meet Nelson Mandela. That is a big regret of mine. I should have figured out a way.

What I try to do is, I just want the fans to enjoy the game.

People like you as long as you agree with them. But that doesn't bother me.

One of the reasons I don't trust the media is you can't have a double standard for guys you like and dislike.

I am a big pro-choice guy.

When the cops are trying to arrest you, if you fight back, things go wrong.

If you are black on television, you are probably going to be some kind of thug, gangster, or portrayed in a negative light. If you are some type of Muslim, you are going to be blowing stuff up. If you are Hispanic, you are going to be some type of gangbanger. I've felt like this for years.

I have voted Democrat my entire life.

I accept the media for what they are. Most of them are really good people. Some of them are scumbags.

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

I understand the power of symbols, and if I had anything on my house that seriously offended someone, I'd take it down if for no other reason than common courtesy.

White America don't get to dictate how me and Shaq talk to each other.

I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.

I live in Arizona, and I don't like the way they treat Hispanics there.

I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance. I've never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.

I would love to be a general manager just for the challenge.

The president of the United States should not be tweeting.

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.

But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.

If you are born poor, whether white or black, you are going to be in a bad neighborhood and go to a bad school. If you are making three million dollars a year, a couple hundred thousand in taxes ain't gonna kill you.

We only put the negative black people on television. We don't put the good, hard-working black people.

Any time you criticize these young guys, they call you a hater. They never ask you if the criticism is fair or not.

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.

When you steal from somebody, you are saying to them, 'I don't respect how hard you worked for your money.' When somebody steals from you, that's what they're saying.

I've only met LeBron casually. He's always been great to me. I think I've been great and cordial to him, but this notion that we have to be friends - we're never gonna be friends. And that's not a negative thing.

Bill Clinton is the greatest president of my lifetime. Period.

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.

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.

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 don't stand for anti-Semitism. We can't have that.

In the locker room, and when I'm with my friends, we use racial slurs... What I do with my black friends is not up to white America to dictate to me what's appropriate and inappropriate.

The NBA man, we have always been progressive.

Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.

I'm a mad dog whose only concern is winning.

My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.

LeBron is a great player and a great guy, but he's a drama queen.

As a fan, I don't want to have my team out of it by Day 1.

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.

Look, I'm in the top 20 of players who ever lived.

I'm willing to sit down with anybody and have constructive criticism.

I like Chris Christie. I like Jeb Bush. I like those guys.

Roy Moore was an embarrassment.

Fans have this perception that they can say anything to you because you are a celebrity.

I respect and admire what cops do.

I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.

See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.

We never discuss race in this country until something bad happens.

If I'm going to be straightforward, like I always try to be, I know guys are going to come back at me sometimes.

If you get a chance to play with great players, that's half the battle.