People Quotes by Richard Simmons

You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues.

— Richard Simmons

I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go.

— Richard Simmons

I'm not into any show that makes people compete when they lose weight.

— Richard Simmons

No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!

— Richard Simmons

Gay? What the hell are you talking about?

— Richard Simmons

Ninety percent of people who lose weight gain it back. It's very sad.

— Richard Simmons

I give people permission to be kids again.

— Richard Simmons

People treat me like family, 'cause I've always treated them like family.

— Richard Simmons

Yeah, but I do call them back and follow up. Most people talk at overweight people, I talk with them.

— Richard Simmons

You can say anything you want to say about me. But don't you dare address overweight people with terrible names and ugly…

— Richard Simmons

If people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.

— Richard Simmons

I have 40 pounds to lose. It is not the fault of the fast food people, and anyone who's trying to sue…

— Richard Simmons

I just want people to get off the back burner of their life and start to take better care of themselves and…

— Richard Simmons

I have loved deeply. I have lost intensely. I will never love again. I get that love by people who care for…

— Richard Simmons

There are sacrifices you have to make. I don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer…

— Richard Simmons

I do consider myself a clown and a court jester, and I do love to make people laugh, whether they're laughing with…

— Richard Simmons

I try to be the clown and court jester and make people laugh. At the same time, you have people in the…

— Richard Simmons

I think it is very important that you like yourself for who you are and not want to look like anyone else.…

— Richard Simmons

Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and…

— Richard Simmons

I put a spell on people so they don't know they're working out... An enchanting spell, where they just don't think about…

— Richard Simmons

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…

— Richard Simmons

I've never swayed from who I am. People have seen me on television, and they know what I'm like and they know…

— Richard Simmons

I show them the funny part, the silly part, the laughing part, the crazy part and then the really deep, deep part…

— Richard Simmons

Some people like to look at pictures of themselves before they lost weight. I don't particularly care for that. Whenever I was…

— Richard Simmons

I have never lied to the people. I have always told them to love themselves, to move their body, and to watch…

— Richard Simmons

My way is the sensitive, emotional way, because that's who I am. I try to be the clown and court jester and…

— Richard Simmons

Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and…

— Richard Simmons

It's not nice to make fun of people with issues.

— Richard Simmons

I don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people.

— Richard Simmons

Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the…

— Richard Simmons

People spend thousands in therapy digging and digging in the past. When you dig and dig, you find relics. Try to forgive…

— Richard Simmons

I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired…

— Richard Simmons

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

— Richard Simmons

People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.

— Richard Simmons

I start phone calls at 4 A.M. to cheer people up. The housebound, people in the hospital. People who, after decades, still…

— Richard Simmons

I'm a real paradox. Because I'm a very serious person, and I take my work very seriously. But I wrap it up…

— Richard Simmons

I have two rules for living in the world. I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.…

— Richard Simmons

After I talk to so many people who are so unhappy about their weight and so depressed that they don't see any…

— Richard Simmons

That's what the majority of people in the world do, they walk among the ruins of their life. Things that didn't work…

— Richard Simmons

I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or…

— Richard Simmons