Richard Simmons Quotes
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I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"
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Its an eerie thing. My childhood is being washed away.
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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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If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.
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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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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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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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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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You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues.
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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 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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A kid who moves is a kid who learns.
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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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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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I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go.
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I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.
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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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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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I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.