Phil McGraw Quotes

When you allow what someone says or does to upset you, you're allowing them to control you.

Next time you're tempted to be upset, frustrated, offended, remind yourself, it's a part of that ten percent of things in life that you can't control - but you can control how you respond.

Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".

Know that no one is capable of making you upset without your consent.

The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead.

Words are just words. They only bother you if you let them.

I don't think I get that upset over things.

The problem is not what other people think, do or say; it is your reaction.

You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them, and I'm of the belief that you should fight them.

Don't allow yourself to be upset and disturbed. Hold your peace because without it you have no power.

You don't have to turn this into something. It doesn't have to upset you. Things can't shape our decisions by themselves.

My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you.

When someone gives you offense, it doesn't mean you have to take it.

You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you.

I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?

When you're tempted to be upset, ask yourself 'Is this worth giving up my joy?'

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.

Why dost thou not pray... to give thee the faculty of not fearing any of the things which thou fearest, or of not desiring any of the things which thou desirest, or not being pained at anything, rather than pray that any of these things should not happen or happen?

You have authority over every storm you can sleep in

I don't let the hate go to my heart, and I don't let the praise go to my head.

When we are caught up in a destructive emotion, we lose one of our greatest assets: our independence.

Nobody can make you angry without your consent, nobody can disappoint you without your consent, you have to give people consent to do these things.

If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.

I tend to take things personally. But I can only take so much, and then I jump back. I have strong survival skills.

If you focus on the actions of others and allow them to constantly upset you, then you are handing your peace over to them and giving away your power.