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The following 15 quotes/philosophies are said by Phil Dunphy from the show Modern Family(2009-2020). He as a present to his daughter Haley, gives her a book of advices called Phil's-osophy- a hardbound collections of all the life lessons Phil learned.
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1. Always look people in the eye, even if they are blind. Just say “I´m looking you in the eye”.
Ty Burrell who plays Phil Dunphy in one of his interviews said this is his favorite among all the phil's-osophies.
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2. If you get pulled over for speeding, tell the police officer your spouse has diarrhea.
Claire's reaction is a treat to watch. What's humiliating to Claire isn't necessarily humiliating to Phil.
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3. You only get one chance at a first impression. I suggest Julia Child because it's easy to do. 'Save the giblets.'
Julia Child was a famous chef, author, and television personality. She made French cuisine accessible to American audiences and had a large impact on American households and housewives. There is a hilarious SNL skit on her named "The French Chef", you can check that out.
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4. The most amazing things that can happen to a human being will happen to you if you just lower your expectations.
This one is really touching and inspiring!
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5. Dance until your feet hurt, sing until your lungs hurt, act until you´re William Hurt.
This way of life characterizes Phil Dunphy. Playing with words is something he enjoys doing. William Hurt has been in movies like Into The Wild, A History of Violence, Broadcast News, some Marvel movies and much more.
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6. Take a lesson from parakeets: if you are feeling lonely just eat in front of a mirror.
This advise is funny but also depressing. Haley was making a new start and attending a school where she knew no one. She is accustomed to being the popular girl with lot of friends and boyfriends, but in college, she had to start from scratch.
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7. Never Be Afraid To Reach For The Stars, Because Even If You Fall, You'll Always Be Wearing A Parentchute™.
Another piece of wisdom that is humorous because of the world play .Also note that whenever Phil thinks of a new invention(crazy ones mostly) or word, he adds the ™ at the end.
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8. Marry someone who looks sexy while disappointed.
Seeing as how Claire is both beautiful and disappointed regularly, Phil adopted his own philosophy. It's funny to see Claire's reaction to this.
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9. Older black ladies make the best ice tea.
I really didn't get the idea behind this one. May be in the show he had a thing for black ladies or it is just a fact. Feel free to comment about this quote.
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10. Success is 1% inspiration, 98% perspiration and 2% attention to detail.
“Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,” said by Thomas Edison. Hence, the last line of this advise got me:).
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11. You can tell a lot about a person from his biography.
Gloria didn't look impressed after reading this Phil's advice. It is is self-explanatory, which is why it's hilarious.
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12. Watch a sunrise at least once a day.
This is hilarious as the sun only rises once a day. Other than Alex while she is studying, none of his children ever get up early enough to see the sunrise.
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13. If you love something, set it free, unless it's a tiger.
Inspired from the quote "If you love something, set it free" with a funny twist as always.
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14. If you are ever into a jam, a crayon scrunched upon under your nose makes a good pretend moustache.
Just for fun and to pass time I think. Classic Phil Dunphy.
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15. When life gives you lemonade, make lemons. Life will be all like Whaaaat?
The last one and personally my favorite one.(Comment down your favorite Phil's-oshopy). The way Phil reads it is genius and hilarious. His love for life is infectious.
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CURATOR'S NOTE
Loved the show Modern Family and this is one of my favorite part from the show. So, wanted to share it.
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