Quotes by Phil Donahue

About Phil Donahue:

Phillip John is an American media personality, writer, and film producer best known as the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, also known as Donahue, was the first talk show format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television in America that began in Dayton, Ohio, and ended in New York City in 1996.
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Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

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 think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.

Phil Donahue

Marlo taught me things I thought I knew.

Phil Donahue

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

Phil Donahue

Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them.

Phil Donahue

I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion.

Phil Donahue

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.

Phil Donahue

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

Phil Donahue

December 25th has become guilt and obligation.

Phil Donahue

The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas.

Phil Donahue

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.

Phil Donahue

Television is not the exclusive target of promoters. Is Superman really worthy of a Newsweek cover?

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

In reality, the most important things happen when you don't look for them.

Phil Donahue

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame.

Phil Donahue

I believe celebrity spoils people - some worse than others.

Phil Donahue

I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my mother.

Phil Donahue

They were terrified that we were going to become an anti-war kind of platform.

Phil Donahue

Author Bio

  • NamePhil Donahue
  • Descriptionformer Talk show host, Film producer, writer
  • BornDecember 21, 1935
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Producer; Television Presenter; Journalist; Talk Show Host
  • AwardsPeabody Award