Quotes from Phil Donahue

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

I believe celebrity spoils people - some worse than others.

Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

The establishment people tell us that if the workers wanted to share the profits, it was called communism. When management wants to share profits, it's called a bonus.

Miss Child is never bashful with butter.

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of animals as cats and cows and raccoons. They're like the people who become successful and then don't want to be reminded of the old neighborhood.

Women are smarter than men because they listen.

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

December 25th has become guilt and obligation.

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

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

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

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval.

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

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

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

I'd rather be called 'Sleazy' than to be identified as intelligent.