Phil McGraw Quotes

There may be people in my audience who may not agree with me on some particular issue - you know, say, as a gun owner, they may not agree with me, or, you know, someone may not agree with me on a gay marriage topic. Any of those things. But those shouldn't be the reasons you listen to my music.

Everybody has views in life, and it should be respected.

There are objective people, there are opinion people, and in my opinion that makes for a better America.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.

One of the very hallmarks of our nation is the ideal of E Pluribus Unum. It is a concept that richly flows from the highest ideals of our nation.

We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite our differences, but in celebration of them.

I've learned by hanging out in Hollywood, where I disagree politically with most people, that most people's hearts are in the right place, and the only thing we have to argue about is the way to solve the problems.

I'm an extreme libertarian, but I realize we're in a democracy, and in a democracy, people can have views of all stripes, and there's no reason to argue about it.

To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag.

Any open society that tolerates intolerance, sees tolerance disappear and the tolerant along with it.

A free society is a place where it's safe to be unpopular.

America is not held together by a common race, religion or ethnicity; it is held together by shared values.

We have taken the idea of tolerance so far that we have to put up with intolerance.

Every American in uniform, in the White House or at home - USA! USA! USA! - we must be a force for unity in America, for a vision that includes all of us. All of us. Every man and woman, every race, every ethnicity, every faith and creed, including the Americans who are our precious Muslims. And every gender and every gender orientation.

Tolerance actually does exist on Broadway.

I know Eric Schmidt, and he has different political views from mine. But I think he's a terrific guy.

I've been in enough positions to respect people with different views.

Do you know people on the Right who are tolerant of people who are for gay marriage and are pro-choice? I actually do, plenty of them. When there is a disagreement, I see way more people on the Right... more often willing to agree to disagree rather than to de-friend or to smear.

I love my right-wing friends, my practical friends, my bleeding heart friends - without all of these viewpoints, life would be pretty boring.

You can't reduce a country to its tolerance or intolerance.

Everybody has to choose his or her own way to climb a mountain. I don't give an opinion. But there needs to be enough room for others.

Tolerance is important, especially in a democracy. The ability to have honest conversations, even if you come from a different place, a difference perspective, is fundamentally important.

I am an ardent believer in a free, democratic and inclusive society, and the robust exchange of views that is essential to tolerance.

When you become a citizen, you are an American and questioning somebody's Americanness because they disagree with you - is about one of the most un-American things I can think of.