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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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People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.
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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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I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go.
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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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Ninety percent of people who lose weight gain it back. It's very sad.
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My way is the sensitive, emotional way, because that's who I am. A day doesn't go by where I don't sit and cry, listening to the stories. I try to be the clown and court jester and make people laugh.
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