Richard Simmons Quotes
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I'm the clown you take out of the box and wind up when you need a good laugh. And then, when you're done with me, I go back in my box.
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I sort of think of myself as part priest, part clown.
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Its an eerie thing. My childhood is being washed away.
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Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them.
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I'm 64, but I act like I'm still 12. I go to schools. At colleges, they come out in droves, they almost scare me. I think it's just to see if I'm still alive. After I work them out - and it's not easy - I sit them down and we have a serious talk. Are they eating? Working on their body? I can say things parents won't say. No matter where I go, I talk to each one individually after I teach. They tell me things like, 'I'm starving, guys like girls thinner.' I give them concrete advice about self-image and self-worth.
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Thats what we need going into the millennium. We need some positive, happy stuff.
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If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.
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I've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world.
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There's a list of foods I can't have in the house. Peanut butter, can't have that in the house. Potato chips, can't have that in the house. Random little small mini candy bars, don't even think about it. I just have to watch everything. I have to stay between 1500 and 1600 calories a day. That's it.
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I'm not going to be happy until every child in every school is physically active.
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I don't have to teach anymore, I don't have to work anymore, God has been really good to me.
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You know, if your parents didn't have you, they'd be living in a nicer home, driving a Mercedes-Benz, with money in the bank and a boat. But noooooo. They had to have you! You've got to give back!
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No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!
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When I was growing up, I did not exercise at all. I was raised in the French Quarter in New Orleans. If I saw someone running, I would call the police because I thought they stole something on Royal Street.
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Work hard, take care of yourself, and you'll be just fine.
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I really created my career out of my own compulsion. Because I knew if I owned an exercise studio and I had to teach my classes there, I wasn't going to gain my weight back.
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Sometimes it's just 'Oh my God, I love the taste of fried oysters on French bread with mayonnaise and an order of French fries.' I'm not going to lie to you - I deal with that temptation every single day, many times.
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I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions.
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No one is perfect... absolutely no one. Like precious stones, we have a few flaws, but why focus on that? Focus on what you like about yourself, and that will bring you happiness and peace.
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When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.
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My parents always told me to be myself. I was always funny and silly as a kid. And I would always make them laugh. And they always told me to dream big and follow those dreams.
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People spend thousands in therapy digging and digging in the past. When you dig and dig, you find relics. Try to forgive yourself and get back on that ride.
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You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues.
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I try to be the clown and court jester and make people laugh. At the same time, you have people in the hospital who have had gastric bypass or lap-band surgery and they still have to work out. If you don't work out and eat healthy, you'll look like a melted candle.