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10 Funny Dr. Phil Quotes
Dr. Phil is a television personality with a style all his own. He tends to say the most ridiculous things which always make me laugh. Here’s a run down of him and ten of, I think, his funniest quotes.
Phil McGraw was born in 1950 and was the only boy, with 3 sisters. He followed in his father’s footsteps of becoming a psychologist after graduating in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, a master degree in experimental psychology in 1976 and a PhD in clinical psychology in 1979 from the University of North Texas. He joined his father’s private psychology practice upon graduating. The two McGraw’s later joined up with with a Texan business woman to present a series called “Pathways” which helped people live up to their full potential. It has been said that some of Dr. Phil’s quaint sayings and methodologies come directly from these seminars which were not written entirely by him.
In 1989, Dr. Phil was cited for a “dual relationship” with a patient who was also an employee. He was restricted from practicing psychology independently, a restriction which remains in place to this day. In 1990, Dr. Phil co-founded a trial consulting firm. In 1995, Dr. Phil met Oprah through this company’s representation of her in a trial with beef farmer’s about disparaging remarks made on her show. Oprah found his advice and style refreshing and by 1998, Dr. Phil was appearing on Oprah’s show weekly.
By 2002, Dr. Phil had his own show where he could offer advice and wisdom in his own style and on his own terms. He continues to do so throughout many controversies and criticisms of him. His style has been called anything from overly simplistic to down right dangerous. Instead of patiently guiding people through a crisis, he tends to order them around and point out, what he sees, is the obvious. Of his own style, Dr. Phil has been quoted as saying: “I’m not the Hush-Puppies, pipe and ‘Let’s talk about your mother’ kind of psychologist’”.
Dr. Phil’s odd ways of stating things have been given a term all their own — they’re called Philisms. Some people love him and some people just love to hate him. Either way, I think he’s pretty funny. There’s even a random Dr. Phil quote generator on the web that is hysterical, although not actual quotes from Dr. Phil. Here’s 10 funny ones from the man himself:
- “If someone out there doesn’t agree with me, then somewhere a village is missing their idiot.”
- “No dog ever peed on a moving car.”
- “You’re only lonely if you’re not there for you.”
- “Opinions are like asses, everybody’s got one!”
- “You need to marry yo’ baby mama.” (Said to David Letterman when he announced he was having a baby, lol)
- “Your feelings? To hell with your feelings!”
- “That dog don’t hunt.”
- “Don’t make me put your head in my blender!”
- “A man can’t ‘just be friends’ with another woman. Period.”
- “This ain’t my first rodeo son!”
Some people think he’s the answer to every question. I think he’s great. However, his answers often leave me with more questions!
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Does the quote “A man can’t ‘just be friends’ with another woman. Period” come from one of his books? I’ve been trying to explain this to my fiance but I want to read what dr.Phil has to say about it.
Thank You
No, it’s something he’s said on his show. More than once actually. I think that his point is that there are sexual feelings/tensions in “friendships” between men and women. Even if they both see the relationship as platonic, there is definitely something going on between them according to Dr. Phil. Men should confide their feelings and words in their partners instead of taking these things outside of the relationship. You might be able to find more information on this on his website. Hope this helped at least a little.
i love your show.u r a stright forward person.
dr.phil i need help. my wife left me for her brother. im not to sure what to do so i asked my sister if we could sleep together and well i kinda got her pregnant. im so concerned about the situation…….what should i do….
Really Gavin, Dr.Phil would slap you and give you a V8. Don’t sleep with your sister. It NEVER works out.
i think he’s a hick
i think dr.phil is cool sometimes help ppl out but besides tht he a mean guy from the south tht rides his horse to work every day love for the union
hey Gavin ur a freak man i think u need more than help getting ur own family memeber knocked up tht’s wrong u sud die!
If we would have more therapist like Dr. Phil we would have less pshccologist and less sick people. His intervention are real to the point and no bull-shit. Love his style.. Matter of fact- as a social worker myself, I am told that my style is similar to his– I am called the female version of Dr. Phil…. Good or Bad– It is what it is.
Waht a load of Cr*#. This utter non-sense is entertained only by people living in la la land. Pathetic