Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
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.
Charles Barkley
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
Actor
Announcer
Author
Basketball Player
Journalist
Spokesperson
Sports Analyst
Leeds
Alabama
Charles Wade Barkley
Sir Charles
Chuck Barkley
The Round Mound of Rebound
The Chuck Wagon
The Chuckster
Chuck
The Prince of Pizza
Bread Truck
Love Boat
Food World
Crisco Kid
Wide Load from Leeds
Ton of Fun
Goodtime Blimp
Amana
Fatboy
Pancho
Porkley
Helping
Destiny
Cannot
Nobody
Government
Control
Come
Sports
Need
Education
Needs
Poor
People
Help
Rely
Times
Basketball
More quotes by Charles Barkley
I don't create controversies. They're there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.
Charles Barkley
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.
Charles Barkley
Thank God for Jerry Springer's show. I thought only black folks were that screwed up until I watched Jerry Springer.
Charles Barkley
Any professional league that goes on strike right now - that's just suicide.
Charles Barkley
There's nobody you'd rather beat than your good friend.
Charles Barkley
Only poor people go to jail.
Charles Barkley
All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine.
Charles Barkley
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
Charles Barkley
If you're scarde to fail, you don't deserve to be successful.
Charles Barkley
They always try to make it like jocks discriminate against gay people. I've been a big proponent of gay marriage for a long time, because as a black person, I can't be in for any form of discrimination at all.
Charles Barkley
If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas.
Charles Barkley
I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five.
Charles Barkley
I'm afraid of the skeletons in my closet. I've got a whole cemetery full of them.
Charles Barkley
My message is simple: take control of your life
Charles Barkley
I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I'd work for the Klan.
Charles Barkley
It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.
Charles Barkley
I want her to understand that it's going to be a factor in her life. I just want her to know that (racism) does exist, and I want her to always be diligent, and if she sees it, address it and fight it.
Charles Barkley
If you can't slam with the best, then jam with the rest.
Charles Barkley
My wife's married. I'm not.
Charles Barkley
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?'
Charles Barkley
