Phil McGraw Quotes

I grew up watching Oprah on television. So, to say I didn't learn a lot from her just wouldn't be true.

I like to tell people that I have some of the biggest mentors in the world... they just don't know I exist. Dave Ramsey, Sara Blakely, Oprah, Tony Robbins, Brendon Burchard - I've learned everything I know from their wisdom through books, podcasts and conferences.

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

I don't think I'm as educated as Whoopi, so I'm lifting myself to her level. But you know, our view of the world, our view of what we can do, our sense of what it means to be here, are similar.

As I get older, I want to draw on my experience to make roles better. I see that in the older women who inspire me - their experience makes them better.

Some of the best advice I've gotten was from William Hurt and Harry Connick Jr. I've really learned a lot from both of them.

I learned life from some good teachers.

Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.

It's OK to not have all the answers, and in fact, the more extraordinary people you are able to surround yourself with, the better you will become.

For me, education was power.

Reese Witherspoon made me better. Just working with her, being with her, I learned so much. I want to be like her.

Before I became a leader, I thought success was all about building myself up. But then, once I became a leader, I realized that success is about building others up.

I just learn from every legend that I've watched. I learned from the best.

My dream is to empower myself with education, and then it is a weapon.

Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. We must not permit anything to stand between us and the book that could change our lives.

The truly successful person inspires others to do more than they have thought possible for themselves.

I'm in no way suggesting that I succeed, but it's inspiring to read somebody who does succeed and from whom, in a general way, you can draw examples and nourishment and sustenance.

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

David Jacobs is a great influence on my life, has taught me so much about so many things.

As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to know as a writer.

Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life.

I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned.

You learn from everything.

There is no magical reason why I am where I am. And there is absolutely no reason why you can't be where you want to be. If it can happen for me, it can happen for you, too. And it would be a privilege for me to help you get there.