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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. "
Richard Simmons
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Time
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" You are one of a kind and unique. Never forget that. "
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" You have to make your own decisions. That's what the freedom in America is all about. "
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" I don't have to teach anymore, I don't have to work anymore, God has been really good to me. "
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" 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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" I'll tell you who makes me laugh, in a good way, and I'd love to have a date with her: if I could just have a salad with Lady Gaga? This would be my - I would almost probably faint. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" People treat me like family, 'cause I've always treated them like family. "
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" I don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death. "
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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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" Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively. "
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" Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body. "
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" Right now many schools have no recess. Most schools have no PE. "
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" The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved with weight loss. "
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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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" 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've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world. "
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" I consider myself a court jester - motivator. "
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" When you gather up all the balls of life that you try to juggle, it is a very difficult thing to try to focus in on taking good care of yourself. But that's why God invented me - so I can come and teach and preach and make people laugh and give them some education so they can start liking themselves better. "
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" Everyone in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody. "
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" 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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" If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather! "
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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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" No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will. "
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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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" 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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" You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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