Richard Simmons Quotes
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I do not want any child in America to have my childhood because it was taken away from me because I just wasn't good enough; well I am good enough now.
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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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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 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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It's not nice to make fun of people with issues.
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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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I sort of think of myself as part priest, part clown.
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I'm not going to be happy until every child in every school is physically active.
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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.
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Every day you eat is every day you have to work out.
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Thats what we need going into the millennium. We need some positive, happy stuff.
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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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People treat me like family, 'cause I've always treated them like family.
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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 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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No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!
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I'm a very insecure and emotional person still looking to be loved by everyone else.
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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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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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Everyone has a story that makes me stronger. I know that the work I do is important and I enjoy it, but it is nice to hear the feedback of what we do to inspire others.
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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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That's what the majority of people in the world do, they walk among the ruins of their life. Things that didn't work out, relationships that went sour, jobs that disappeared. All they can think about is their ruins, and when you focus on that you can't build a new you.
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A kid who moves is a kid who learns.