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" I show them the funny part, the silly part, the laughing part, the crazy part and then the really deep, deep part where I'm talking from my heart to these people. Because I've been through everything they've been through. "

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" My way is the sensitive, emotional way, because that's who I am. 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. "

Richard Simmons

People

Candle

I Am

" 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. "

Richard Simmons

Help

Morning

" 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. "

" I think it is very important that you like yourself for who you are and not want to look like anyone else. You also have to understand, many people have had cosmetic surgeries in order to look the way they look. So why look like them when you can just look like you? And there is nothing wrong with looking like you. "

" I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions. "

" 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. "

" People treat me like family, 'cause I've always treated them like family. "

Richard Simmons

Treat

People

" I'm not into any show that makes people compete when they lose weight. "

" Puberty for me was graduating from Thousand Island salad dressing to Caesar salads. It was like going from hot dogs and hamburgers to beef stroganoff, or from ice cream in a cone to creme brulee. "

" I used to think that if someone gained their weight back, it was my fault, but all I can do is be God's motivator and try to instill the motivation in others so they do it themselves. "

" I don't know about you, but every time some joker points me out as I walk through an airport wearing extra-small Dolfin shorts, a tank top and leg warmers, I get a little upset. "

Richard Simmons

Walk

Know

" I've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world. "

" I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go. "

" 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. "

" We're all in trouble, and we all need to sort of pick up the pieces and start to exercise more and really be careful with the food. "

" When I lost my weight, I went and bought about 15 different types of underwear to see what would look good on my new body. It's exciting! "

" When I go to bed at night, I ask God to give me another day; I ask him to keep me strong and make me a good teacher and to keep spreading this right word. "

" Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and not socially adjusting properly to others because of a lack of fitness. "

" 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. "

Richard Simmons

Work

Story

" I don't have to teach anymore, I don't have to work anymore, God has been really good to me. "

" In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester. "

" When I go to teach, that's not my workout. It's my show. I'm 134 pounds - I'm a teeny thing. I work out 11/2 hours a day and eat 1,600 calories. I can't stray because I have to fit into these Dolfin shorts! "

Richard Simmons

Show

Day

" Comedy, not screaming at someone, can make someone lift their legs higher. There is a way to do a push-up and a sit-up, and it doesn't have to be so complicated. Everyone is putting a difficult twist to it and making you do way too much. "

" A kid who moves is a kid who learns. "

" It's not nice to make fun of people with issues. "

" I start phone calls at 4 A.M. to cheer people up. The housebound, people in the hospital. People who, after decades, still can't get over what happened 10 or 15 years ago. "

" Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively. "

" 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. "

" Yeah, but I do call them back and follow up. Most people talk at overweight people, I talk with them. "

Richard Simmons

Back

Talk

" I'm such a huge fan, and I've done classes of all Lady Gaga music. And she's just someone who evokes freedom and love for her fans and passion in what she does. Lady Gaga, I'll take you out for a salad anytime. "