80 Quotes by Phil Donahue

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

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

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

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

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.

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

Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man innocent.

Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent, and predictable?

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