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.
More Quotes from Charles Barkley:
When I go around and I talk to young black kids, I really stress education. We've got this thing going on in black culture, where if you do well in school, you're considered acting white. If you use proper English, you're considered acting white. I say, 'We've got to get more kids acting white, then.' We want kids to speak proper English. We want them to get their education.Charles Barkley
You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
Charles Barkley
This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump.
Charles Barkley
These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.
Charles Barkley
My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.
Charles Barkley
I want to thank Moses Malone and Dr. J (Julius Erving). Those two guys made me a better player. I think basketball has given me every single thing in my life.
Charles Barkley
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