Latest Quotes

“We teach people how to treat us.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Law #8

“There are people I want to talk to before they die. I wanna talk to O.J. [Simpson] before he dies. I wanna know. I’ve worked very closely with the Goldman family. I respect them so much. I respect them so greatly. I wanna talk to him because he can’t lie to me.”

— Phil McGraw, Dr. Phil Shares Why O.J. Simpson Is His Dream Podcast Guest

“I ask you to go back and read them over again, and this time answer them keeping in mind that you are writing your children’s future with your answers.”

— Phil McGraw, Family First

“You must learn that you do not have to be angry just because you have the right to be.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Strategies

“In the meantime, let’s agree that what makes a problem big is simply that it’s yours.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Strategies

“First, you’re going to have to stop using food for anything other than nutrition. You cannot continue to use food to celebrate, or as a companion, or for entertainment, or comfort. You cannot medicate yourself, your mood, or pain with food.”

— Phil McGraw, The 20/20 Diet

“Forgiveness of those who have transgressed against you, or those you love, is not about them; it is about you. It is a gift to yourself.”

— Phil McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution

“if you continue to do what you’ve always done, you will continue to have what you’ve always had.”

— Phil McGraw, The 20/20 Diet

“When you get emotional, slow your thoughts down, and listen attentively (write it down). That way, you'll be able to hear what you are thinking. You do this becoming very still and very quiet, and recording your thoughts. These high-speed thoughts and internal reactions always precede your feelings…”

— Phil McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution

“If emotional pain or problems have cropped up in your life, you must insist on getting closure. Closure means you don’t carry the problem or the pain. You address the issue, then you slam shut the book and put it away.”

— Phil McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution

“You can't change other people or (some) conditions; you can change only your reactions to them.”

— Phil McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution

“Life experiences, mental illness, drugs, greed, environment, and poor role-modeling can all forge damaged people and can generate a darkness, an exploitiveness, in the way they approach life. Whatever their genesis, there are people in your life (and mine) who will hurt you if you let them.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Code

“Power begins with having a crystal-clear view of reality and what each and every person in your life is driven by.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Code

“I love life, but not everything in it. I love people, but not all of them. I love myself, but not everything about me.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Code

“Drama and crisis are currency to them because they love the power to make people react. They thrive on a good fight, a good scandal, a good drama.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Code

“It is just good practice to do a situational scan and have situational awareness when you are out in the world.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Code

“The truth doesn't have versions, it just is.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Code

“Take the high road, there's a lot less traffic up there.”

— Phil McGraw, Life Code

“People have the right to think and say whatever they want to. But you have the right not to take it to heart, and not to react.”

— Phil McGraw, Dr. Phil Getting Real

“When you allow a person's words to upset you, you're giving away your power.”

— Phil McGraw, Dr. Phil Getting Real