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" I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go. "
Richard Simmons
My Own
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" Right now many schools have no recess. Most schools have no PE. "
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" I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions. "
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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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" 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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" I hope in my lifetime we can all continue to laugh at ourselves and not put down anyone for what they weigh. "
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" How do you get motivated? By knowing your worth. Americans do not know how worthy they are. You deserve to be healthy, but a lot of times, people have, as childs been told - as a children been told that they're no good, that they're never going to be anything else. "
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" 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. "
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Lady
" I suffered from eating disorders when I was just a kid. I did not like me or the way I looked. But back then, you could not tell anyone. "
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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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" My nickname is Dickie Jukebox. I own thousands and thousands and thousands of songs. "
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" My father offered me a dollar for every pound I would lose as a kid. It didn't work. And it doesn't really work in the long run. Who are you competing against? It's you. You need to be doing this for you and only you. "
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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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Visual
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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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You
" I have been up to my head just with calling people, I call about 50 to 100 people a day. "
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Just
Head
Day
" I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or 'my 14-year-old is 200 pounds...' or 'I just got divorced, no one wants me, I am 500 pounds.' So I pick up the phone and I call people. "
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" 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. "
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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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Truck
Tomorrow
Smile
" If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather! "
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Take
Mask
Time
" 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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Sing
I Can
Time
" 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. "
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" In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester. "
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High School
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" I'm not into any show that makes people compete when they lose weight. "
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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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Body
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Miracles
" 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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People
" Sometimes it's just 'Oh my God, I love the taste of fried oysters on French bread with mayonnaise and an order of French fries.' I'm not going to lie to you - I deal with that temptation every single day, many times. "
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Bread
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You
" One day I may be meeting you and hearing how you've changed your life by saying, 'Farewell to Fat'. "
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You
Saying
Meeting
" There are sacrifices you have to make. 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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Person
People
" 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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" A kid who moves is a kid who learns. "
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