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'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put…

— Richard Simmons

The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition…

— Richard Simmons

For my workout, I'm up at 4am. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just…

— Richard Simmons

When you gain weight, for every pound that you gain, it adds four pounds of stress on your knees. So if you…

— 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

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

— Richard Simmons

When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.

— Richard Simmons

I was born with a crippled leg. I wore a corrective shoes since I was three years old and I still wear…

— Richard Simmons

I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the…

— Richard Simmons

We overweight people, we say terrible things to ourselves. Oh, you wouldn't believe it. 'You fat pig. How can you do this?…

— Richard Simmons

Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body.

— Richard Simmons

I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.

— Richard Simmons

My parents always told me to be myself. I was always funny and silly as a kid. And I would always make…

— 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

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

— Richard Simmons

How do you get motivated? By knowing your worth. Americans do not know how worthy they are. You deserve to be healthy,…

— Richard Simmons

I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.

— Richard Simmons

My nickname is Dickie Jukebox.

— Richard Simmons

Sleep is critical to me ... at least eight or nine hours a night. I start to slow down my body and…

— Richard Simmons

The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity.

— Richard Simmons

I consider myself a court jester - motivator.

— Richard Simmons

If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it. You can't buy it, you can't…

— Richard Simmons

I've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world.

— Richard Simmons

All of a sudden, I'm thinking that if I keep eating the way I'm eating, I'm not going to live long and…

— Richard Simmons