Phil Donahue Quotes - Page 2

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

The radio of my youth ... is now a quaint memory replaced by computer hard drives.

I'm not a pacifist. I'm not that brave.

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

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

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

I certainly think we have an emergency in media, and we gotta fix it.

Cindy Sheehan is one tough mother. And nothing you say or anyone else is gonna slow her down.

There's a reason we seperate Church and State. The reason for the richness and the diversity of religion in this nation is because of the seperation of Church and State, and there are people out there who can't wait to make this nation a nation of one religion... THEIR religion.

I tip like crazy. Theyll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive.

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

December 25th has become guilt and obligation.

I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned for Ralph Nader. I'm now living as a woman in Mississippi.

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

I could never understand how we could put 120,000 Japanese behind a fence in World War II. I remember being bewildered about that.

Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

The Commission on Presidential Debates is a corrupt stranglehold on our democracy.

In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history.

The biggest threat to this country isn't the Russians. It's our own inability to make democracy or capitalism work.

This is Sesame Street. A place where people, birds, monsters all live in perfect harmony.

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament. I can't imagine a greater success than she's enjoyed.

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

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

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

Its like threading a needle while walking on a water bed.