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I'm a real paradox. Because I'm a very serious person, and I take my work very seriously. But I wrap it up in a court jester and a clown and make people laugh and make them feel good about themselves.

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Richard Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 12
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When you gain weight, for every pound that you gain, it adds four pounds of stress on your knees. So if you gain five pounds, you've got 20 pounds of stress on your knees. So that's why I'm extremely careful with my portions and my workout, because I can't be overweight.
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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 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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I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves.
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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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My life is just a never-ending work in progress.
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A kid who moves is a kid who learns.
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No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!
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When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.
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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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Right now many schools have no recess. Most schools have no PE.
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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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I might as well be gay. And not just because I love rhinestones and Barbara Streisand. But because Im a sensitive person who is supportive of gay people the same way Im sensitive to grossly obese people and ugly people.
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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 don't know about you, but every time some joker points me out as I walk through an airport wearing extra-small Dolfin shorts, a tank top and leg warmers, I get a little upset.
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Comedy, not screaming at someone, can make someone lift their legs higher. There is a way to do a push-up and a sit-up, and it doesn't have to be so complicated. Everyone is putting a difficult twist to it and making you do way too much.
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If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather!
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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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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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I have loved deeply. I have lost intensely. I will never love again. I get that love by people who care for me.
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