Phil McGraw Quotes

If family violence teaches children that might makes right at home, how will we hope to cure the futile impulse to solve worldly conflicts with force?

Bullies generally were bullied and are hurting inside much more than you could ever imagine.

I've had just about everything punched. I've had things grabbed that just shouldn't be grapped.

I was physically abused and I retaliated.

We recognize that violence is a learned behavior. One of the best classrooms for learning violence is in the home.

Let's not glamorize abuse.

Bullying is a topic that's been close to my heart for a while.

But I'm very thankful that no one is slamming my head against the wall anymore.

Abuse is the means in which violence retards love.

My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.

There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone.

Domestic abuse happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships - in other words, in families - the last place we would want or expect to find violence.

Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing.

My dad was a tyrant. He used to physically beat the crap out of us.

For far too many women the number one health risk is the violence we face in our own home.

If they are laughing at you, how can they bludgeon you to death?

Violence and chaos were an ever-present part of the world that I grew up in. And unfortunately, it wasn't just in my family. Sometimes, you'd see, you know, Mom fighting with one of her boyfriends. But a lot of times, you'd see people exploding on each other in a local restaurant or on the street.

Bullying happens at all ages and levels.

Domestic violence is much more prevalent than people realize.

The harassment and the bullying that students face is a learned behavior.

My wife and daughters have faced vile and violent threats.

I don't think you can expect someone to be personally attacked day after day, minute by minute, and sit back.

Almost every woman I've met has encountered bullying.

Bullying is so common that it's viewed as almost 'normal,' but it should never be.

I don't want to be a punching bag.