Richard Simmons Quotes
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I'm not going to be happy until every child in every school is physically active.
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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've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world.
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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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I have been up to my head just with calling people, I call about 50 to 100 people a day.
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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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The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved with weight loss.
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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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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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My life is just a never-ending work in progress.
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No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!
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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 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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Being successful is something that's sometimes hard to deal with.
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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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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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Thats what we need going into the millennium. We need some positive, happy stuff.
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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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People are still grasping for the miracle, and unfortunately, there are no miracles, if you do not exercise for a year, and let your body remain dormant, then you will gain weight.
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Miley Cyrus, like all of us, needs to be loved. We all come from complicated parents I understand her, and I love her, and I think things will be different with her. But you know, in the music business, sometimes you have to shock a little.
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I sort of think of myself as part priest, part clown.
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Every day you eat is every day you have to work out.
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Take a moment every day to find peace. Pull over to the side of the road, turn off the radio, and find peace.