Phil McGraw
Phil McGraw
Phillip Calvin "Phil" McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality, author, psychologist, and the host of the television show Dr. Phil, which debuted in 2002. McGraw first gained celebrity status with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the late 1990s. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $70 million for the previous 12 months, and ranked him the 15th highest earning celebrity in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth1 September 1950
CountryUnited States of America
I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I think there's too much guilt.
I think I've got the best staff in television.
I've talked to so many people, men and women alike, that get overweight and their self-esteem just goes in the tank. They think they're judged. They think they're unattractive.
I think you're running into a lot of trouble if your idea of foreplay is, 'Brace yourself honey, here I come!
Do it! People who succeed don't just sit and think about what they want to do. They take meaningful, purposeful, directional action consistently and persistently. Every step they take puts them toward the outcome they're looking for.
People have the right to think and say whatever they want to. But you have the right not to take it to heart, and not to react.
Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people don't choose what they want; they choose what they think is safe.
Are you doing what you're doing today because you want to do it, or because it's what you were doing yesterday?
My dad used to say that the holidays are when you get a whole bunch of people that really aren't that close and don't know each other that well and overcrowd them into a small room for an extended period of time so they can make each other miserable.
It is an honor to be invited to millions of viewers' homes in the U.S. and around the world. It is a privilege and not something I take lightly. I am excited to have this continued opportunity for so many years to come.
Not everybody is some kind of media model.
Now, my body fat runs around 18 percent, which is normal and, you know, kind of in the middle of normal, actually.
As parents we're not nearly as computer literate as our children are.
What I want people to do is what's healthy for them.