Quotes by Richard Simmons

“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.”

“Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men.”

“Ive been going to shopping malls since I was on General Hospital.”

“One day I may be meeting you and hearing how youve changed your life by saying, Farewell to Fat.”

“Therell always be some weird thing about eating four grapes before you go to bed, or drinking a special tea, or buying this little bean from El Salvador.”

“Its an eerie thing. My childhood is being washed away.”

“Its the most magical place in the world.”

“I think at the age of 50, everyone should write their own autobiography, ... Theres just something about being half-a-century (old). And there are things I learned about myself that helped me a great deal when I wrote this book.”

“Never, never! ... 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 dont believe in themselves. Thats why Im here.”

“Thats what we need going into the millennium. We need some positive, happy stuff.”

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.

When I go to bed at night, I ask God to give me another day; I ask him to keep me strong and make me a good teacher and to keep spreading this right word.

No one is perfect... absolutely no one. Like precious stones, we have a few flaws, but why focus on that? Focus on what you like about yourself, and that will bring you happiness and peace.

Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. Theres no one in the world like you. You are amazing.

But if you pick up every other magazine, it is the peanut butter diet, or the cabbage soup diet, and then you go to the radio and you hear that you can drink some solution and you will lose weight overnight. It just does not work that way!

The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved with weight loss.

When youre feeling down, sad, lonely, negative, you dont want to take care of yourself - and the weight problem and the diabetic problem and the heart attack and stroke problems and high cholesterol set in.

Ninety percent of people who lose weight gain it back. Its very sad.

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. Lets face it. We dont know anything.

Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three, youve got to squeeze your buns. Thats my formula.