Phil McGraw Quotes

United States, Author
September 1, 1950

Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950), known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality, author, psychologist, and the host of the television show Dr. Phil, which debuted in 2002. McGraw first gained celebrity status with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the late 1990s. In 2017, Forbes listed his earnings at $79 million for the previous 12 months, and ranked him the 15th highest earning celebrity in the world.

Also known as Psychologist, Television Presenter

Well, I'm not sure what pop psychology is, but I don't like it.

Phil McGraw
- Psychology
Everyone faces the challenge of finding meaning to their suffering.

Phil McGraw
- Challenge
- Suffering

I have some wonderful friends from the Mideast that are as red, white and blue as anybody you know, that have been harassed, and I think it's a terrible, terrible thing.

Phil McGraw
- Friends
- Red
- Blue
I don't care how pumped up or psyched you are to start a new diet or a new program - that emotion will fade.

Phil McGraw
- Up
We teach people how to treat us.

Phil McGraw
- People
I'm embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little.

Phil McGraw
- Time
- Teacher
I think I've got the best staff in television.

Phil McGraw
The people change, the common denominator is you.

Phil McGraw
- People

Awareness without action is worthless.

Phil McGraw
- Action
A year from now, you're gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now.

Phil McGraw
When I was practicing psychology, I used to tell myself if I ever get to where I'm just doing this for the money or I'm just going through the motions, I'll quit.

Phil McGraw
- Money
- Psychology
You don't need a rope to pinch a stranger's butt.

Phil McGraw
I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I think there's too much guilt.

Phil McGraw
- Children
If you're trying to get out of debt, you have to be willing to treat everything as expendable.

Phil McGraw
- Trying

Every one of us have things that we believe about ourselves when nobody else is looking, nobody else is listening, nobody else is monitoring what we're doing. We believe things about ourself.

Phil McGraw
- Believe
- Listening
Successful weight loss takes programming, not willpower.

Phil McGraw
God is a loving god.

Phil McGraw
- God
Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

Phil McGraw
- Time
Life is a full-contact sport, and there's a score up on the board.

Phil McGraw
- Life
- Up
If a girl is drunk is it OK to have sex with her? Yahoo Post on Phil McGraw's tweet, August 21, 2013.

Phil McGraw
- Girl
- Sex
- Drunk

There's a big difference between falling in love and being in love. There's a big difference between infatuation and falling in love.

Phil McGraw
The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There's just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition for the parent's voice to resonate in the children's ears.

Phil McGraw
I mean, look, teachers don't do their job for the money, obviously, because we pay them ridiculously little amounts for what they put in. Most of them come out of their own pocket for materials and things to help the children and all that.

Phil McGraw
- Children
- Money
- Job
I don't substitute anybody else's judgment for my own.

Phil McGraw