Richard Simmons Quotes
I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.
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Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king.
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Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.
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Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.
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We are building a company, Gemini, and the ETF, which is another company. I don't know if we're experts, but the goal is not to be an expert but to change the world. Does Richard Branson understand all the physics behind his space craft? I'm not sure.
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I love being a part of something so many people can relate to and enjoy.
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True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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The terrorists that we are up against today do not rely upon cell phones and SAT phones and emails. They rely on couriers. You cannot intercept what a courier is telling somebody.
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Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.
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Then, at some point, you get identified with certain things.
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We're not curing cancer, people. I wish we were, but we're not. It's entertainment.
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Poetry is not a genre in harmony with the modern world; its innermost nature is hostile or indifferent to the dogmas of modern times, progress and the cult of the future.
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The way I usually put it is that as an SF writer, I'm never required to be right.
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Seriously, I don't think there's any right way to do anything apart from if you're just being you; then it's a sincere situation.
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I've always figured that if God wanted us to go to church a lot He'd have given us bigger behinds to sit on and smaller heads to think with.
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A mind, lean in its own language. In others, it gets fat.
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When I inspire myself, I want to spread the word because its important to be healthy. I don't think they're teaching us enough about that. I think we should eat better and exercise. Look who's saying that - a guy who was 300 pounds - but I'm doing a lot better than I used to. I'm letting people know its important because it makes you feel better.
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In my early shows, I wanted to put myself through a new childhood, disintegrating my whole identity to let the real one emerge.
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I lost my faith in God when I lost my daughter to Cancer, the beast. I begged, I cried, I offered my life for hers, and day by day, I watched that beautiful little Angel slip off. So, excuse me for not taking my seat next to you on Sunday in Church, I feel too cheated to worship.
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Very early on in the process of trying to sell 'The Summer Prince,' I was told, 'Slavery seems to be very important to this society - is that on purpose?' Well, duh.
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A private ball this was called...but Lord! my dear Sir, I believe I saw half the world!
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I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.
