Charles Barkley Quotes
I'm not going to waste my time worrying about these Confederate statues. That's wasted energy.
Barkley, Charles. Interview with Rick Karle. WBRC Fox 6 News, WBRC, 17 Aug. 2017.
Many believe that the Confederate flag symbolizes bravery and honor in battle, and therefore should be flown even in state government facilities as these are values which our governments hold. And that is true, but the same symbol also connotes, slavery, murder, racism, treason, hate, family destruction, brutality, and torture. Southern whites tend to acknowledge the bravery and honor but ignore the negative symbols. Most other Americans acknowledge the negatives but many tend to ignore the positive virtues.
While riding through the London streets early one Spring morning, Willett noticed that all the house shutters were closed. He saw it as a waste of a natural resource. Lighting was primarily gas or early electricity, and expensive. He observed that people could use those light hours for working, construction, reading, government and education, but most important, for enjoying additional leisure time. He claimed that it would also save £2 1/2 million pounds each year. He lobbied for the notion. The English Parliament began debating the idea. The Germans however thought so much of Willett’s notion that they made a quick decision and thus Germany became the first nation to adopt Daylight Savings Time. During the First World War (1916), as an economy measure, England finally adopted Daylight Savings Time—the year after Willett died. . (See {588253}). Soon all their European allies did also. Contrary to popular belief it was not adopted to assist farmers, who have always hated it and most still do. They argue that roosters rise when the sun comes up.
A statue of a living hero can be a great embarrassment if the hero falls in a scandal or other problem that could turn the statue into an embarrassment. Aristotle argued that you should never judge a person until after he has been dead for a while and the complete life assessed.
Charles Wade Barkley is an American former professional basketball player who is an analyst on Inside the NBA. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "the Round Mound of Rebound," Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's greatest power forwards of all time. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, an 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP).
