Dr Phil McGraw

How often, for example, have you said or heard someone else say, “All I really want in this life is to be happy”? It sounds like a commonsense answer, but as a life goal, it is destined for failure. My dog, Barkley, wants to be happy. Does that mean that the two of you want the same things? I don’t think so. I’ll bet everything I own that you and Barkley define happiness very differently. So unless you’re willing to settle for someone scratching your belly and letting you sleep under the coffee table, you might want to be a little more precise about what you as a unique individual really want.

Most choices are driven by immediate results.

I tell you, if you’re in the front row of the parade and you stop walking, pretty soon you’re back in the tuba section. And if you want to lead the parade you’ve got to keep moving.

Awareness without action is worthless.

Stand up and walk out of your history.

Isn’t it amazing how easily you can cheat yourself out of the right choices by convincing yourself that you “deserve” the wrong ones? It’s highly illogical when you think about it. You deserve a better life, you deserve better health, and you deserve to lose weight.

I don’t have an alarm clock. If someone needs to wake me up, then I have my BlackBerry next to me.

When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

We are proud to have a platform through the Dr Phil show and the Dr. Phil Foundation to offer children the voice they need to meet their goals in having a better life.

The most interesting information come from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.

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

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

Wide awake and so confused.

You’re only lonely if you’re not there for you.

The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.

The truth is, I think we are a self-less society, not a selfish society. Because we’re so busy now.

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

I never wanted this kind of life that I’m still living.

Nothing endures but change.