Richard Simmons Quotes
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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've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world.
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Work hard, take care of yourself, and you'll be just fine.
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When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.
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I don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death.
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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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A kid who moves is a kid who learns.
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I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves.
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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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I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.
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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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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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Its an eerie thing. My childhood is being washed away.
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I've never swayed from who I am. People have seen me on television, and they know what I'm like and they know what I do and they respect me for what I do. They know that I'm huggy and kissy.
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Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. There's no one in the world like you. You are amazing.
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The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity.
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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. Forty years ago, I lost my weight, but only by watching what I was eating.
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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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Every day after school, for three hours a day, I would sell those pralines on the street corner. I was just eight years old. I'd bring the money home to my parents and say, "This is just the beginning."
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I don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people.
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My nickname is Dickie Jukebox. I own thousands and thousands and thousands of songs.
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I'm a real paradox. Because I'm a very serious person, and I take my work very seriously. But I wrap it up in a court jester and a clown and make people laugh and make them feel good about themselves.
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This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time.
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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.