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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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Richard Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 12
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If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather!
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When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.
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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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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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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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We overweight people, we say terrible things to ourselves. Oh, you wouldn't believe it. 'You fat pig. How can you do this? You're a disgusting jerk.' And that gets you nowhere. That gets you right back into a bowl of pasta fregula.
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Being successful is something that's sometimes hard to deal with.
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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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Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men.
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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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When I was younger, I ate nothing but fried food. Everything was fried, from oysters to chicken to potatoes to vegetables. When you die in New Orleans, they deep fry you before they put you in the coffin. When we baptize children in New Orleans, we baptize them with a bordelaise sauce we don't use water.
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If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it. You can't buy it, you can't rent it. You have to earn it. My formula has always been love yourself, move your body, watch your portions. And it sounds so easy, but it is not.
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I was born with a crippled leg. I wore a corrective shoes since I was three years old and I still wear them.
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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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What if you can't do what you once did, like run and jump up and down? You can walk, which is also good for your mind and mental attitude. You can do simpler exercises, like getting up and down from a chair without using your hands. You can stay fairly flexible. The most important thing is to not become sedentary.
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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 just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, How can I help this person?
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Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better.
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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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Every day after school, for three hours a day, I would sell those pralines on the street corner. I was just eight years old. I'd bring the money home to my parents and say, This is just the beginning.
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