--- title: "22 Black Quotes By Charles Barkley" description: "22 Black quotes by Charles Barkley. Plus more from Charles Barkley and more Black sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/charles-barkley-1266_black_we-as-black-people-we-have-a-lot-of-croo_191738.png" --- > [We, as black people, we have a lot of crooks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/we-as-black-people-we-have-a-lot-of-crooks/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/charles-barkley-1266_black_we-as-black-people-we-have-a-lot-of-croo_191738.png) > [I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-think-anybody-who-is-racist-is-an-idiot-whether-they-are-black-or/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/charles-barkley-1266_black_i-think-anybody-who-is-racist-is-an-idio_2681907.png) > [But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/but-when-i-see-a-story-on-welfare-on-television-they-only-show-black/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6a/charles-barkley-1266_black_but-when-i-see-a-story-on-welfare-on-tel_3029483.png) > [We need the cops, especially in the black community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/we-need-the-cops-especially-in-the-black-community/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/charles-barkley-1266_black_we-need-the-cops-especially-in-the-black_2291860.png) > [What we, as black people, need to do is we need to worry about our education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/what-we-as-black-people-need-to-do-is-we-need-to-worry-about-our/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a85/charles-barkley-1266_black_what-we-as-black-people-need-to-do-is-we_573285.png) > [I got pulled over when I was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Philly once for what we call DWB -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-got-pulled-over-when-i-was-behind-the-wheel-of-a-porsche-in-philly/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/charles-barkley-1266_basketball_i-got-pulled-over-when-i-was-behind-the_2269018.png) > [They don't let many black people in the governor's mansion in Alabama, unless they're cleaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/they-don-t-let-many-black-people-in-the-governor-s-mansion-in-alabama/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/charles-barkley-1266_alabama_they-don-t-let-many-black-people-in-the_1466256.png) > [Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/unfortunately-as-i-tell-my-white-friends-we-as-black-people-we-re-2/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c83/charles-barkley-1266_because-of-you_unfortunately-as-i-tell-my-white-friends_2654502.png) > [All the poor white people, all the poor black people, all the Hispanics, they're in the same boat. They've got no economic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/all-the-poor-white-people-all-the-poor-black-people-all-the-hispanics/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/charles-barkley-1266_black_all-the-poor-white-people-all-the-poor-b_2487749.png) > [You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/you-know-it-s-going-to-hell-when-the-best-rapper-out-there-is-white/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/charles-barkley-1266_best-rapper_you-know-it-s-going-to-hell-when-the-bes_3038902.png) > [I'm just what America needs: another unemployed black man. (on his retirement from basketball)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-m-just-what-america-needs-another-unemployed-black-man-on-his/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/charles-barkley-1266_america_i-m-just-what-america-needs-another-unem_1736556.png) > [Thank God for Jerry Springer's show. I thought only black folks were that screwed up until I watched Jerry Springer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/thank-god-for-jerry-springer-s-show-i-thought-only-black-folks-were/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14f/charles-barkley-1266_basketball_thank-god-for-jerry-springer-s-show-i-th_2005726.png) > [When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It's a dirty, dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/when-you-re-black-you-have-to-deal-with-so-much-crap-in-your-life/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/charles-barkley-1266_black_when-you-re-black-you-have-to-deal-with_1452017.png) > [In the locker room, and when I'm with my friends, we use racial slurs... What I do with my black friends is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/in-the-locker-room-and-when-i-m-with-my-friends-we-use-racial-slurs/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/368/charles-barkley-1266_america_in-the-locker-room-and-when-i-m-with-my_1707565.jpg) > [I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-just-wish-all-these-young-black-kids-would-realize-how-significant/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4d/charles-barkley-1266_acting_i-just-wish-all-these-young-black-kids-w_123790.png) > [They always try to make it like jocks discriminate against gay people. I've been a big proponent of gay marriage for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/they-always-try-to-make-it-like-jocks-discriminate-against-gay-people/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18c/charles-barkley-1266_bigs_they-always-try-to-make-it-like-jocks-di_2650353.png) > [I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-was-asked-for-years-about-being-a-republican-probably-because-most/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/charles-barkley-1266_basketball_i-was-asked-for-years-about-being-a-repu_1266611.png) > [I'm really disturbed about the gay marriage thing. Because I think gay people should get married, cause it's their own business ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-m-really-disturbed-about-the-gay-marriage-thing-because-i-think-gay/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/charles-barkley-1266_black_i-m-really-disturbed-about-the-gay-marri_592706.png) > [If you are black on television, you are probably going to be some kind of thug, gangster, or portrayed in a negative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/if-you-are-black-on-television-you-are-probably-going-to-be-some-kind/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00c/charles-barkley-1266_black_if-you-are-black-on-television-you-are-p_981747.jpg) > [I've always said that: 'We as black people, if you want respect, you have to give each other respect.' You can't demand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-ve-always-said-that-we-as-black-people-if-you-want-respect-you-have/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/charles-barkley-1266_always_i-ve-always-said-that-we-as-black-people_2310655.png) > [Being black or white isn't an accomplishment. What you do with your life - or what you accomplish with your life -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/being-black-or-white-isn-t-an-accomplishment-what-you-do-with-your/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/charles-barkley-1266_accomplish_being-black-or-white-isn-t-an-accomplish_2018578.jpg) > [Poor white people and poor black people just don't know how much they have in common. Rich people don't give a damn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/poor-white-people-and-poor-black-people-just-don-t-know-how-much-they/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fb/charles-barkley-1266_basketball_poor-white-people-and-poor-black-people_3212782.png) ## Other authors on Black ## More by Charles Barkley > [What bothers me the most are the Republicans and the Democrats: they act like little kids. They are lying to real people out here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/what-bothers-me-the-most-are-the-republicans-and-the-democrats-they/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [I think people got more common sense than people give 'em credit for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-think-people-got-more-common-sense-than-people-give-em-credit-for/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [I played against him (Wilkins) in college. Getting nominated with him, that's pretty cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-played-against-him-wilkins-in-college-getting-nominated-with-him/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [Everybody in the world has an ego. The only difference between us is we have a reason to have an ego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/everybody-in-the-world-has-an-ego-the-only-difference-between-us-is/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [There's no medical term for what I've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/there-s-no-medical-term-for-what-i-ve-got/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [One of the reasons I don't trust the media is you can't have a double standard for guys you like and dislike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/one-of-the-reasons-i-don-t-trust-the-media-is-you-can-t-have-a-double/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [I'm no role model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-m-no-role-model/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-just-wish-all-these-young-black-kids-would-realize-how-significant/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-wish-the-american-public-wasn-t-so-stupid-if-they-realized-that/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [If a guy drew a charge on me, I tried to kick him in the balls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/if-a-guy-drew-a-charge-on-me-i-tried-to-kick-him-in-the-balls/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [Golf is fun - until you hit somebody in the head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/golf-is-fun-until-you-hit-somebody-in-the-head/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [If you get a chance to play with great players, that's half the battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/if-you-get-a-chance-to-play-with-great-players-that-s-half-the-battle/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [Everything gets blamed on the Clintons, every single thing in this world. I think Bill Clinton shot JFK, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/everything-gets-blamed-on-the-clintons-every-single-thing-in-this/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/i-m-not-a-role-model-just-because-i-dunk-a-basketball-doesn-t-mean-i/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) > [We, as black people, we have a lot of crooks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/we-as-black-people-we-have-a-lot-of-crooks/) [Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/charles-barkley/#itemlist", "name": "22 Black Quotes By Charles Barkley", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We, as black people, we have a lot of crooks.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Barkley" }, "url": 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