Explore Quotes by Charles Barkley

Poor people are too stupid to know they're just chess pieces in a game.

We, as black people, we have a lot of crooks.

My idea of religion is we are supposed to bring people together. We are not supposed to judge other people.

I truly believe that building bridges, not building walls and not giving into fear, will make our communities better.

At some point, I don't want to have any obligation. And just chill out.

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

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.

Racism is here and will always exist, but we can't use it as a crutch.

I do not use words like 'liberal' or 'conservative.' You can ask me a question, and I will give you an answer. Those are words rich people on television use to divide and conquer.

Just because you watch 'Grey's Anatomy' doesn't mean you can do the operation.

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.

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.

For some reason, we're brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don't break the law, you're not a good black person.

I might go my whole life stealing money. I got paid to play basketball, which is a scam. I get paid to watch basketball, which is a scam.

Everybody wants to protect their own tribe, whether they are right or wrong.

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.

I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.

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

We're not all supposed to think alike.

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

When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark secret; I'm glad it's coming out.