Richard Simmons Quotes
I've been offered big money to promote machines. And high-protein diets, when that was really popular. There was always some new powder or diet plan that somebody wanted to put my name on.
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My father's a Southern Baptist minister. I wasn't lighting cars on fire; I just wasn't.
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Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.
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There are persons who, when they cease to shock us, cease to interest us.
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Is it the right thing to burn Qurans? Legally? Can pastor burn Quran tomorrow? People accept legally it is right. But is it the right thing to do? No.
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I used to be able to think. My brain's circuits were all connected, and I had spark, a quickness of mind that let me function well in the world.
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I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.
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I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.
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I try to consider each body of work on its own terms, discretely, so terms like 'sculpture' or 'photography', in their broad sense, don't really enter into my thinking.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They're not easy - divorces - and it took me a long time to really get through.
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I've always fought for my country, in my own way, showing that Filipinos are a strong people and can do anything that they put their minds to.
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Give me an 18-hour day on set or in the theater, and I will be the happiest person alive.
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Unless you have a perception of who you are as a lawyer, you will never be at ease in dealing with legal matters, clients, or courts. But if you know who you are and why you're there, all you need is the expertise and the information.
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I was brought up in an era when thrift was still considered a virtue.
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I have been in love with the Palestinian people for many years...
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I don't need gold in heaven, I gotta have it now.
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Being home schooled is awesome because you can make your own schedule, so as far as time management, it's up to you how much you get done and when you get it done. It's all got to get done; how you do it is up to you. You need a lot of self-discipline, but luckily, I have it.
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Dad is a really surprising guy. Every time I think he's going to be useless, he ends up doing something amazing and saying exactly the right thing.
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I like to read really good books - anything that's really great, whether it's fiction, non-fiction, how-to, or whatever.
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Before Congress cuts funding for Head Start, Social Security, and financial aid for college, we have got to make sure that large, profitable corporations are paying their fair share of taxes.
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The caste system may be more highly developed in countries like India or England, but every tier of society in almost every culture tries to dominate a group it perceives as beneath it.
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The human being is born with an incurable capacity for making the best of things.
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If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commerical insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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I've been offered big money to promote machines. And high-protein diets, when that was really popular. There was always some new powder or diet plan that somebody wanted to put my name on.
