Charles Barkley Quotes
My idea of religion is we are supposed to bring people together. We are not supposed to judge other people.
Quotes to Explore
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The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.
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I have learned to be patient.
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I listen to 'deep dish house'.
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I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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I always do my interviews face to face.
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Her death has had a huge effect on me. It felt like a big hole appeared on my left side - apparently your left side is your mother - which I thought could never be filled. Now I think what you have to do is fill it with yourself because your mother is part of you. I'm easing into that space, using it and being comforted by it.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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I believe America wants and needs the shared experience of television. We far too often see in crises how television brings us together.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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When you've heard one bagpipe tune, you've heard them both.
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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I remember back in the early '70s, when I had a disastrous Grand Prix, my wife, Lynn, said to me, 'Don't worry, you're going to be a late boomer.' That's what she said to me, and I've always held that thought.
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So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I want to do.
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If you have a startup that's keeping it up at night because you think it's so great, then you should do that.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.
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I'm very grateful for social media. I think it has shown people my true nature, and through that has come a book deal, and I think it certainly contributes to people's view of me as a person with a sense of humor, which is only helpful in my industry.
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I come from an era where lyrics were full of imagery and metaphor, and that's all I know. I think people miss that.
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Paul McCartney and The Beatles in general are my idols. And I love Sting. I got to meet Sting. That was really cool. Dustin Hoffman is my favorite actor. Also, I think of Magic Johnson as an idol.
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For anyone that's ever had a musical breakthrough in their career, it's always followed by the departure period right after.
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My idea of religion is we are supposed to bring people together. We are not supposed to judge other people.
