Dr Phil McGraw

Common sense needs to be more common.

There is power in forgiveness.

You are so much more than what people have done to you, and to let that define you, would be a tragedy.

Grief is a process to go through, not a destination in which to wallow. In a process, you keep putting one foot in front of the other, and each little step is part of your healing.

Coaching your wife is like trying to baptize a cat.

Leaders inspire. They aren’t assigned leadership. They command it.

Are you doing what you’re doing today because you want to do it or because it’s what you were doing yesterday?

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.

America is one of the few places in the world where a poorperson can still be obese.

I do believe I am special. My special gift is my vision, my commitment, and my willingness to do whatever it takes.

What I have never been afraid of is to be a little silly, and you can engage people that way!

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

I don’t write letters anymore.

If you harbor hatred, anger, and bitterness (towards her), then you are absolutely locked into a bond through those negative emotions.

I know nothing and my heart aches.

Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins.

Above all else, I would choose you. When there’s no more grand gestures, no more words to say, when everything around us begins to give way, when the sky grows dim and the colors fade, I will choose you.

It’s not the time to look for excuses.

I had learned one of the bitter lessons of life: never try to regain the past, the fire will have become ashes.

You are your own most important resource for making your life work. Life rewards action. Until your knowledge, awareness, insights, and understandings are translated into action, they are of no value.