Phil Donahue quotes

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. (Phil Donahue)
Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them.
Phil Donahue
I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time.
Phil Donahue
Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.
Phil Donahue
I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.
Phil Donahue
I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.
Phil Donahue
December 25th has become guilt and obligation.
Phil Donahue
At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.
Phil Donahue
Miss Child is never bashful with butter.
Phil Donahue
A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it.
Phil Donahue
Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable? (Phil Donahue)
The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.
Phil Donahue
I believe celebrity spoils people - some worse than others.
Phil Donahue
I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion.
Phil Donahue
I could never understand how we could put 120,000 Japanese behind a fence in World War II. I remember being bewildered about that.
Phil Donahue
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.
Phil Donahue
I tip like crazy. They'll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive.
Phil Donahue
Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.
Phil Donahue
The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas.
Phil Donahue
We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.
Phil Donahue
Television is not the exclusive target of promoters. Is Superman really worthy of a Newsweek cover? (Phil Donahue)
To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.
Phil Donahue
Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent.
Phil Donahue
Presenting statues of honor to reporters for covering an earthquake is like presenting a first prize to a doctor for performing surgery.
Phil Donahue
When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.
Phil Donahue