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But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.
Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 20
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I don't listen to the refs. I don't listen to anyone who makes less money than I do.
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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.
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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.
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They run like deer, jump like deer and think like deer.
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To me, there's only 5 real jobs in America: Police Officers, Teachers, Firefighters, Doctors, and the Military Service.
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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.
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Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting in the Olympics now.
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Thank God for Jerry Springer's show. I thought only black folks were that screwed up until I watched Jerry Springer.
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People say I eat a lot. I really don't. More or less I just eat all the time.
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