Phil Donahue Quotes

17 Sourced Quotes

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Phil Donahue
I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my mother.

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Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

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Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

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Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them.

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In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame.

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Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.

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Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of animals as cats and cows and raccoons. They're like the people who become successful and then don't want to be reminded of the old neighborhood.

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Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable?

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In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them.

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I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time.

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We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

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I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.

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When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

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The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas.

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Television is not the exclusive target of promoters. Is Superman really worthy of a Newsweek cover?

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Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent.

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