Phil McGraw

I mean, look, teachers don't do their job for the money, obviously, because we pay them ridiculously little amounts for what they put in. Most of them come out of their own pocket for materials and things to help the children and all that.

The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There's just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition for the parent's voice to resonate in the children's ears.

I tell you, if you're in the front row of the parade and you stop walking, pretty soon you're back in the tuba section. And if you want to lead the parade you've got to keep moving.

I think you're running into a lot of trouble if your idea of foreplay is, 'Brace yourself honey, here I come!'

It's great if the in-laws themselves put up boundaries. But if they won't; it's up to their grown kids to do it and enforce them.

Parents need to dial in and know what their kids are doing.

Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost.

The truth is, I think we are a self-less society, not a selfish society. Because we're so busy now.

I mean, I'm very, very competitive.

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.

You have got to decide, look, this is who I am; this is my best way to present myself, and I'm going to ride that horse to the finish line. Not everybody will like it, but that's OK.

It's so much easier to tell people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear.