Ricki Lake Quotes

• If I had been on ‘Bowling for Dollars,’ I’d wind up owing them money.

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  Topics in Money, Uncategorized

  Tags in Wind, Dollars

• I am wearing a size 28 Paige Jeans. Jeans don’t lie, and I am just happy!

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Happy, Lie, Size

• For me, being memorable is more important than winning.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Important, Winning, Memorable

• Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Career, Long, Fat

• For somebody famous, it’s weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Someone, Weird, Somebody

• I am not a natural dancer.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Natural, Dancer

• I hate the feeling of falling – I’ll never jump from a plane – but I love a good roller coaster. Go figure!

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Hate, Feeling, Figure

• I do not want to die being known for doing baby mama DNA tests on my show.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Doing, Die, Show

• I had a really kind of yucky divorce and it was really challenging to get over that.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Over, Kind, Divorce

• I was this role model for heavy people. But the thing is, I never set out to be a role model at all, and I don’t set out to be one now. I won’t preach to anyone and tell them how to lose weight. I don’t know any better than the next person.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Better, Person, Tell

• I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Ideas, Inspire, Active

• I never set out to be a role model for large women, I just do what I feel is right.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women, Feel, Role

• I was a girl and became a woman. Something about having the freedom at home to be in the position I wanted, to have the people I wanted, was empowering.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Freedom, Girl, Home

• I can’t even plan tomorrow.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Tomorrow, Plan

• I’ve lost 12 inches in three weeks. Every time I go for the costume fitting each week, it’s smaller and smaller. I’m feeling great. I’m putting in the work. I’m getting a lot of sleep. Everything is on the backburner right now. ‘Dancing’ is my priority.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Sleep, Feeling, Everything

• It was a long time in the making, my divorce. One day became less special than the next, and pretty soon, we ceased all conversation. It is a sad day when you have nothing left to say.

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  Topics in Sad

  Tags in Day, Nothing

• Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Greatest, Motherhood, Hardest

• My body holds on to every part of every, you know, calorie that there is out there.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Body, Holds, Part

• Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There’s a reason we feel it. There’s a reason we need to feel it.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Waiting, Feel, Need

• What’s the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Tough, Between, Acting

Ricki Lake (21)

Birth:	21st September, 1968
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Producer

About

Ricki Pamela Lake is an American actress, producer, and television host. She is best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray, her documentary film The Business of Being Born, and her talk show which was broadcast internationally from 1993–2004. In fall 2012, Lake has embarked on a second syndicated talk show endeavor airing on weekdays.

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• 1969 - Wilhelm Backhaus
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• 2002 - Ted Williams