Quotes from Richard Simmons

People have been frying foods since Jesus was on this planet, and there is always going to be greasy, fried, salty, sugary food. It is up to the individual to walk in and say, 'I don't want those fries today.'

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.

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.

I have been up to my head just with calling people, I call about 50 to 100 people a day.

My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny.

You know, if your parents didn't have you, they'd be living in a nicer home, driving a Mercedes-Benz, with money in the bank and a boat. But noooooo. They had to have you! You've got to give back!

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.

I get energy from meditation practice and from eating healthy fresh food, only one cup of espresso in the morning, and not drinking too much.

Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.

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.

Take a moment every day to find peace. Pull over to the side of the road, turn off the radio, and find peace.

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

When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.

Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively.

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.

I hope in my lifetime we can all continue to laugh at ourselves and not put down anyone for what they weigh.

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. Who are you competing against? It's you. You need to be doing this for you and only you.

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

In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester.

Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and not socially adjusting properly to others because of a lack of fitness.

Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively.

I hope in my lifetime we can all continue to laugh at ourselves and not put down anyone for what they weigh.

Everyone has a story that makes me stronger. I know that the work I do is important and I enjoy it, but it is nice to hear the feedback of what we do to inspire others.

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!