Richard Simmons
My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny.
I don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death.
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.
For my workout, I'm up at 4 A.M. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done.
I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.
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.
I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me.
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 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.
Energy is that amazing feeling that comes to life inside of you when you're happy and believe in yourself.Collection: Life
If I've got the right songs, I can weave a spell over everyone.Collection: Song
There is no such thing as sleep deprivation, there is only caffeine deficiency.Collection: Sleep
If anyone's depressed for any reason, whether a relationship has fallen apart or they're having money problems, wearing feathered wings and a tutu takes you into a whole other world. A whole new woooooorld, a world of bright and shining stars!Collection: Stars
I don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people.Collection: People
Every day you eat is every day you have to work out.Collection: Work Out
My life is just a never-ending work in progress.Collection: Progress
I give people permission to be kids again.Collection: Kids
When the king gets depressed, he doesn't call for his wife. He doesn't call for the cook. He calls for the court jester.Collection: Kings
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.Collection: Jobs
If I have to die, I want to combust in the middle of one of my classes.Collection: Class
The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity.Collection: Real
If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.Collection: Body
I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past.Collection: Past
People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.Collection: People
When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.Collection: Grateful
I just want people to get off the back burner of their life and start to take better care of themselves and their children.Collection: Children
For many years, my formula has been to love yourself, move your body and to watch portion size. But the No. 1 thing is to love and value yourself, no matter what you've been through.Collection: Moving
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.Collection: Exercise
I just love what I do, and I'm a teacher more than anything.Collection: Teacher
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.Collection: Prayer
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.Collection: Two
All of a sudden, I'm thinking that if I keep eating the way I'm eating, I'm not going to live long and I'm going to die. Having those thoughts as a young person can be very haunting.Collection: Thinking
Some people like to look at pictures of themselves before they lost weight. I don't particularly care for that. Whenever I was overweight, it was a very sad time in my life.Collection: People
I have two rules for living in the world. I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere. And two, if people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.Collection: Two
I sort of think of myself as part priest, part clown.Collection: Thinking
People spend thousands in therapy digging and digging in the past. When you dig and dig, you find relics. Try to forgive yourself and get back on that ride.Collection: Past
When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.Collection: Thinking
Everyone in Senate is a hurdle, but everyone in there has children. Everyone in there has grandchildren. No one wants to see our kids continue to gain weight, have high blood pressure high cholesterol, diabetes, and depression.Collection: Children
You can say anything you want to say about me. But don't you dare address overweight people with terrible names and ugly remarks. That is what upsets me.Collection: Names
Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.Collection: Morning
I'm the clown you take out of the box and wind up when you need a good laugh. And then, when you're done with me, I go back in my box.Collection: Wind
I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"Collection: Helping
I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.Collection: Say Anything
Being successful is something that's sometimes hard to deal with.Collection: Successful
I'm not going to be happy until every child in every school is physically active.Collection: Children
Therell always be some weird thing about eating four grapes before you go to bed, or drinking a special tea, or buying this little bean from El Salvador.Collection: Drinking
There's a list of foods I can't have in the house. Peanut butter, can't have that in the house. Potato chips, can't have that in the house. Random little small mini candy bars, don't even think about it. I just have to watch everything. I have to stay between 1500 and 1600 calories a day. That's it.Collection: Thinking
If I don't take care of myself, if I don't feel good about myself, how can I help others?Collection: Helping Others
I'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put me in your child's room.Collection: Children