Richard Simmons Quotes
People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.
Quotes to Explore
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them.
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Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.
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A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.
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We need to see a Palestinian state.
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Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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It's a very Southern thing to be interested in dark stuff.
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I used to have the 'Best Of Eddie Murphy' VHS tape that I wore out completely, watching it over and over again. His 'Buckwheat Sings' is, to this day, one of my all-time favorite sketches on the show. I also loved the one where he plays the Tooth Fairy.
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Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.
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If I go to a baseball game, I hear 'Shoeless Joe,' but otherwise, I hear 'toe pick' five times a day. No matter how many more movies I make, that'll be on my gravestone.
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I don't like being stagnant. I want to continue to grow and just be better at what I do, and the only way to do that is to keep stepping outside of your comfort zone.
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Poverty is not the simple result of bad geography, bad culture, bad history. It's the result of us: of the ways that people choose to organize their societies.
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We believe in peace in the settlement of all disputes through peaceful means, in the abolition of war, and, more particularly, nuclear war.
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The thing about the South is we accept our history. We don't push it under the rug.
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I learned that the first technology appeared in the form of stone tools, 2.6 million years ago. First entertainment comes evidence from flutes that are 35,000 years old. And evidence for first design comes 75,000 years old - beads. And you can do the same with your genes and track them back in time.
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Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
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I have a ranch, which is my favorite place in the world.
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I think that inexpensive sources of planet-friendly energy are one of the most important things for us to pursue.
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I think the human mind is fascinating. I love figuring out why people are doing what they do.
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Saudi Arabia has stability. The social contract and the political contract between the king and the rulers and the royal family and the ruled people in Saudi Arabia is very strong and the bondage is so solid.
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So every time I make a new circuit, a new time around, then I change the show. You can't change the songs; people still want to hear "Lady Sings the Blues" and they still want to hear some of the oldies.
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One of the things my family taught me - I think very important in religion and science - is that you must be ready to stand up for what you think. Decide what you really think is best, and stick with it.
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People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.
