Celebrity Quotes of the Week: Charles Barkley on Eric Garner's Death Not Being Malicious

Plus, words from President Obama and Keke Palmer.

Charles Barkley on the choking death of Eric Garner not being purposefully done: - “I don’t think they were trying to kill Mr. Garner. He was a big man and they tried to get him down."(Photo: Angelo Merendino/Getty Images)

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Charles Barkley on the choking death of Eric Garner not being purposefully done: - “I don’t think they were trying to kill Mr. Garner. He was a big man and they tried to get him down."(Photo: Angelo Merendino/Getty Images)

Diddy on the recent non-indictment of Eric Garner's murderer: - “This ain’t right. This is not right to continue to let this go on. It’s enough. It’s enough, man.”(Photo: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)

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Diddy on the recent non-indictment of Eric Garner's murderer: - “This ain’t right. This is not right to continue to let this go on. It’s enough. It’s enough, man.”(Photo: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)

Keke Palmer on guys not being able to handle her: - “The guys I end up getting involved with, they’re into the idea of me, but they really can’t handle what I’m about.”(Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)

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Keke Palmer on guys not being able to handle her: - “The guys I end up getting involved with, they’re into the idea of me, but they really can’t handle what I’m about.”(Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)

Ray Rice on what life has been like since the elevator incident: - “For me, it’s definitely been a coming together for all of us. Me and my wife, and obviously, my mother and father… my relationship with my father is something that I cherish. It’s something I didn’t have growing up and I’m just blessed to be in this family.”(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Ray Rice on what life has been like since the elevator incident: - “For me, it’s definitely been a coming together for all of us. Me and my wife, and obviously, my mother and father… my relationship with my father is something that I cherish. It’s something I didn’t have growing up and I’m just blessed to be in this family.”(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Kelly Rowland on her mother passing away: - “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my mother, Doris Rowland Garrison. She was an incredible soul who made countless sacrifices so that I could become the woman — and now mother — I am today. We humbly appreciate all the love and support and only ask for privacy during this difficult time.”(Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

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Kelly Rowland on her mother passing away: - “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my mother, Doris Rowland Garrison. She was an incredible soul who made countless sacrifices so that I could become the woman — and now mother — I am today. We humbly appreciate all the love and support and only ask for privacy during this difficult time.”(Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

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Rosario Dawson on becoming a mother and adopting a 12-year-old girl: - “It struck me recently that one day I might be sitting around with my children, going, ‘Your grandma was an amazing woman; I really wish you could’ve known her’… Whatever time I have, I want it.”(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

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Rosario Dawson on becoming a mother and adopting a 12-year-old girl: - “It struck me recently that one day I might be sitting around with my children, going, ‘Your grandma was an amazing woman; I really wish you could’ve known her’… Whatever time I have, I want it.”(Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)

Jonas Åkerlund on directing Beyoncé's "Haunted" and "Superpower" music videos: - “These two videos are a little unique because it was less choreography than she [Beyoncé] usually does. It’s a little less performance. It’s like a different tone than what she usually does. Part of my challenge with her is to take her to places that maybe she hasn’t been. And, maybe take a step out her comfort zone.”(Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Grey Goose)

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Jonas Åkerlund on directing Beyoncé's "Haunted" and "Superpower" music videos: - “These two videos are a little unique because it was less choreography than she [Beyoncé] usually does. It’s a little less performance. It’s like a different tone than what she usually does. Part of my challenge with her is to take her to places that maybe she hasn’t been. And, maybe take a step out her comfort zone.”(Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Grey Goose)

Our 'Top Five' - Chris Rock has groomed himself as one of the funniest, most relatable and marketable comedians of our time. As the premiere of Chris Rock: Bring the Pain arrives on Wednesday, December 24 at 11P/10C, we've decided to round-up some interesting facts about the funny innovator. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Variety)

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Chris Rock on Hollywood being a "white industry": - “It’s a white industry. Just as the NBA is a Black industry. I’m not even saying it’s a bad thing. It just is. And the Black people they do hire tend to be the same person. That person tends to be female and that person tends to be Ivy League.”(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Variety)

Idris Elba on artist reinvention being one of his favorite moments of 2014: - "It’s been a really interesting year seeing artists reinvent themselves musically. You’re talking about Pharrell, Usher, people who’ve really been around for a long time.”(Photo: Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Idris Elba on artist reinvention being one of his favorite moments of 2014: - "It’s been a really interesting year seeing artists reinvent themselves musically. You’re talking about Pharrell, Usher, people who’ve really been around for a long time.”(Photo: Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Ridley Scott on the outrage of casting majority white actors in Exodus: - “I can’t mount a film on this budget, where I have to rely on tax rebates in Spain, and say that my lead actor is Mohammad so-and-so from such-and-such. I’m just not going to get it financed. So the question doesn’t even come up.”(Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

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Ridley Scott on the outrage of casting majority white actors in Exodus: - “I can’t mount a film on this budget, where I have to rely on tax rebates in Spain, and say that my lead actor is Mohammad so-and-so from such-and-such. I’m just not going to get it financed. So the question doesn’t even come up.”(Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

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Lil' Wayne on Beyoncé and Kanye West being the only artists "on his level": - “I’m one of the last of a dying breed… the ones who are only about the music. You have to want to be unforgettable. The only other people who I can think of like that are Kanye [West] and Beyoncé.”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Lil' Wayne on Beyoncé and Kanye West being the only artists "on his level": - “I’m one of the last of a dying breed… the ones who are only about the music. You have to want to be unforgettable. The only other people who I can think of like that are Kanye [West] and Beyoncé.”(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Debbie Allen on the Bill Cosby accusations: - "If there’s a problem, then we have to try to get some help for that." (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BET)

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Debbie Allen on the Bill Cosby accusations: - "If there’s a problem, then we have to try to get some help for that." (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BET)

Harold Perrineau on how things have changed for Black actors in Hollywood:  - “There are more African-American actors working than there used to be.” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Harold Perrineau confirms The Best Man Wedding is coming: - “Yes, there is another one coming. We start production in 2015.”(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

President Obama on restoring a sense of purpose after the chokehold death of Eric Garner: - "There's the larger question of restoring a sense of common purpose. At the heart of the American ideal is this sense that we're in it together."(Photo: Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images)

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President Obama on restoring a sense of purpose after the chokehold death of Eric Garner: - "There's the larger question of restoring a sense of common purpose. At the heart of the American ideal is this sense that we're in it together."(Photo: Aude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images)