Richard Simmons Quotes
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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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When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.
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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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No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!
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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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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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A kid who moves is a kid who learns.
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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 don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death.
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Work hard, take care of yourself, and you'll be just fine.
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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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If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.
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Its an eerie thing. My childhood is being washed away.
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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 don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people.
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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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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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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'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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The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity.
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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 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.