Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Phil Donahue Quotes. Let’s look at these pieces of wisdom. We definitely have something to learn from them!
1
At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.
2
Marlo taught me things I thought I knew.
3
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
4
Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.
5
In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame.
6
I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time.
7
Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent.
8
In reality, the most important things happen when you don’t look for them.
9
I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion.
10
I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.
11
We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.
12
The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.
13
I tip like crazy. They’ll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive.
14
Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable?
15
A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it.
16
I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.
17
When we had been married five years, we had six children. What, in God’s name, was wrong with me?
18
I could never understand how we could put 120,000 Japanese behind a fence in World War II. I remember being bewildered about that.
19
Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.
20
Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them.
21
Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.
22
Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.
23
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.
24
Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament. I can’t imagine a greater success than she’s enjoyed.
25
Miss Child is never bashful with butter.
