Phil McGraw Quotes

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Phil McGraw

Profession : Psychologist

Birth : September 1, 1950

It's so much easier to tell people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear.

Phil McGraw

It's great if the in-laws themselves put up boundaries. But if they won't; it's up to their grown kids to do it and enforce them.

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

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

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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

You have got to decide, look, this is who I am; this is my best way to present myself, and I'm going to ride that horse to the finish line. Not everybody will like it, but that's OK.

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I think I've got the best staff in television.

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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.

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I think you're running into a lot of trouble if your idea of foreplay is, 'Brace yourself honey, here I come!'

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The problem is that for women, the average time is just over 14 minutes... men are left with about 12 minutes during which time they need to think of something to do!

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I mean, I'm very, very competitive.

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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.

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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.

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Do you realize that you can't play the game of life with sweaty palms?

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Parents need to dial in and know what their kids are doing.

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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.

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Now, my body fat runs around 18 percent, which is normal and, you know, kind of in the middle of normal, actually.

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What I want people to do is what's healthy for them.

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I've talked to so many people, men and women alike, that get overweight and their self-esteem just goes in the tank. They think they're judged. They think they're unattractive.

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I just am not good at math.

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