Richard Simmons Quotes

• 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 don’t believe in themselves.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Country

  Tags in Believe, Tired

• 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.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Nice, Important, Enjoy

• I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say ‘dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds…’ or ‘my 14-year-old is 200 pounds…’ or ‘I just got divorced, no one wants me, I am 500 pounds.’ So I pick up the phone and I call people.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Day, Husband, Call

• You shouldn’t make fun of people who have issues.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fun, Issues

• Everyone in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Nice, Everyone

• I’ve been going to shopping malls since I was on General Hospital.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in General, Shopping

• I don’t have to teach anymore, I don’t have to work anymore, God has been really good to me.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in God

  Tags in Teach, Anymore

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

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Day, Call, Head

• 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!

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Lose, Hear, Drink

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

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Groups, Exercising, Think

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

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Nice, Fun, Issues

• One day I may be meeting you and hearing how you’ve changed your life by saying, ‘Farewell to Fat’.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Day, Saying

• I consider myself a court jester – motivator.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Consider, Court

• People are still grasping for the miracle, and unfortunately, there are no miracles, if you do not exercise for a year, and let your body remain dormant, then you will gain weight.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Year, Body

• 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.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Heart, Crazy, Deep

• I don’t know about you, but every time some joker points me out as I walk through an airport wearing extra-small Dolfin shorts, a tank top and leg warmers, I get a little upset.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Little, Enough, Walk

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

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Call, Talk

• This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Play, Same, Act

• 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.

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Others, High

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

  Richard Simmons

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Find, Place

Richard Simmons (30)

Birth:	12th July, 1948
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Physician

About

Milton Teagle Simmons, known professionally as Richard Simmons, is an American former actor and now fitness personality, who promotes weight-loss programs, prominently through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos and is known for his eccentric, outgoing and frequently flamboyant personality.

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