You don’t need a rope to pinch a stranger’s butt.

Meaning of the quote

This quote means that you shouldn't touch other people's bodies without their permission, even if you think it's a joke or you can get away with it. It's never okay to pinch or touch someone in a way that makes them uncomfortable, no matter what. The quote is pointing out that you don't need any special tools or tricks to do this - the important thing is to respect other people's personal space and boundaries.

About Phil McGraw

Dr. Phil, whose real name is Phillip Calvin McGraw, is a famous American TV personality and author known for hosting the popular advice show ‘Dr. Phil’. He rose to fame through appearances on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ in the late 1990s, before launching his own program in 2002.

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Do you realize that you can’t play the game of life with sweaty palms?

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If your neighbor has a completely different view on abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, all of those things, you still are both Americans. Neither one of you is necessarily more patriotic than the other. Neither loves their country any more than the other one does.

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At the end of the day, whether or not those people are comfortable with how you’re living your life doesn’t matter. What matters is whether you’re comfortable with it.

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I’m embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little.

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We teach people how to treat us.

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I’m one of those that believes you can’t be one kind of a man and another kind of president.

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You don’t need a pack of wild horses to learn how to make a sandwich.

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I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I think there’s too much guilt.

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Sometimes you just got to give yourself what you wish someone else would give you.

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It’s hard to see your own face without a mirror.

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Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right.

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Awareness without action is worthless.

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You’re only lonely if you’re not there for you.

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I think you’re running into a lot of trouble if your idea of foreplay is, ‘Brace yourself honey, here I come!’

Phil McGraw

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My dad used to say, ‘You wouldn’t worry so much about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did.

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The most you get is what you ask for.

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Take it from a guy: If you’re in love with somebody, you will swim the stream, you will climb the mountain, you will slay the dragon. You’re going to get to her somehow, some way.

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It’s better to be healthy alone than sick with someone else.

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