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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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Richard Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 12
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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.
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Sleep is critical to me ... at least eight or nine hours a night. I start to slow down my body and my mind at least 30 minutes before I get into bed. I don't watch any disturbing or invigorating TV at night.
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I don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death.
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My nickname is Dickie Jukebox. I own thousands and thousands and thousands of songs.
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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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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.
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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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When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.
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I plan for the future, but the only day I really worry about is the day I'm living right now.
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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.
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Even though my work is whimsical. I have a very serious job. I cry more than I laugh.
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When I was growing up, I did not exercise at all. I was raised in the French Quarter in New Orleans. If I saw someone running, I would call the police because I thought they stole something on Royal Street.
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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.
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I've been offered big money to promote machines. And high-protein diets, when that was really popular. There was always some new powder or diet plan that somebody wanted to put my name on.
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You know, if your parents didn't have you, they'd be living in a nicer home, driving a Mercedes-Benz, with money in the bank and a boat. But noooooo. They had to have you! You've got to give back!
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