Richard Simmons
Richard Simmons
Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons is an American fitness guru, actor, and comedian. He promotes weight-loss programs, prominently through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos and is known for his eccentric, flamboyant, and energetic personality...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 July 1948
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.
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My father offered me a dollar for every pound I would lose as a kid. It didn't work. And it doesn't really work in the long run.
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I give people permission to be kids again.
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I suffered from eating disorders when I was just a kid. I did not like me or the way I looked. But back then, you could not tell anyone.
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A kid who moves is a kid who learns.
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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.
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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.
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We trust the Lukens board of directors will recognize its fiduciary duties and accept our clearly superior offer.
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I start phone calls at 4 A.M. to cheer people up. The housebound, people in the hospital. People who, after decades, still can't get over what happened 10 or 15 years ago.
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In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester.
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I'm not into any show that makes people compete when they lose weight.
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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.
There are sacrifices you have to make. 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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I show them the funny part, the silly part, the laughing part, the crazy part and then the really deep, deep part where I'm talking from my heart to these people. Because I've been through everything they've been through.