Richard Simmons Quotes
Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.
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It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.
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I won't be in gay parades - I don't think they need them. I believe in class - I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
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I think you could find some waves on the west side of Denmark, but I never tried it.
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I don't know how to cook and there's so much work involved you have to buy the groceries and prepare them. I like it when people cook for me, or I'll just order some take-out.
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In the end, I play a lot of friends and I really think it's about time that some ethnic girls get out there in the lead part. So we're developing something.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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All my Dominican friends live in an area called Los Venaga. Their houses are shacks. They'd invite us over to dinner, and we'd sit in plastic chairs on the dirt inside a house.
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All fighters run. The constant motion prepares you for being in the ring. And running strengthens your legs. Punching power comes from your lower body.
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There's nothing unclassy about being naked, if it's appropriate.
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I couldn't care less about business.
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Novels are political because in them, we try to identify with people who are not like us. And, in that sense, I like the first-person singular because I have to imitate accurately the voice of someone who is not like me. The third-person singular gives me an authority over a character.
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In a political struggle, never get personal - else the dagger digs too deep.
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The storytelling in a movie is in the cut; it's in the edit. It's not an actor's job, really. Your job is such a tiny little thing, and I love the feeling of juggling or tightrope walking.
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Death does determine life.
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In 1995, I made a website, and half the web came to see it, and I thought, 'Man, that's it, that's what I want to do.'
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Well, I think everybody's a little jealous of the Vietnam Wall, even people from wars that already have good monuments. You have a monument like the Wall and nobody ever forgets your war, you can bet on that.
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Every night, you fight for that standing ovation at the end of the night. And if you do something wrong, the domino effect is chaotic. And you must not allow yourself to make mistakes whatsoever. So in that case, theater, it's fascinating because of the discipline that you need.
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I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that.
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If you lost the love of your life, that's a nightmare.
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Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
