Richard Simmons Quotes
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I'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put me in your child's room.
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I don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death.
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After all the throwing up, I would starve myself. Which meant eating lettuce and water for two and a half months. I almost lost my life.
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You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues.
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If I have to die, I want to combust in the middle of one of my classes.
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Truthfully, everyone knows how to eat right. They know the difference between oatmeal and a jelly cream doughnut. They know how to walk. Everyone has this in their brain. When I started, we didn't have all this knowledge.
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I plan for the future, but the only day I really worry about is the day I'm living right now.
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I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions.
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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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I am kinder to my body. I don't try to prove anything to myself or others. I keep thinking about the need to go slower, gentler and maintain a sense of humor about it all.
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No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!
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Thats what we need going into the millennium. We need some positive, happy stuff.
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I have been up to my head just with calling people, I call about 50 to 100 people a day.
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I have loved deeply. I have lost intensely. I will never love again. I get that love by people who care for me.
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I could be hit by a Sara Lee truck tomorrow. Which is not a bad way of going: 'Richard Simmons Found in a Freeway in Pound Cake and Fudge, With a Smile on His Face.' Let's face it. We don't know anything.
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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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Being successful is something that's sometimes hard to deal with.
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People have been frying foods since Jesus was on this planet, and there is always going to be greasy, fried, salty, sugary food. It is up to the individual to walk in and say, 'I don't want those fries today.'
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Sleep is critical to me ... at least eight or nine hours a night. I start to slow down my body and my mind at least 30 minutes before I get into bed. I don't watch any disturbing or invigorating TV at night.
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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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If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.
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Everyone's under pressure and you just have to learn how to deal with it. And I deal with it through prayer and staying busy.
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Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three, you've got to squeeze your buns. That's my formula.
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I'm a very insecure and emotional person still looking to be loved by everyone else.