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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. ↗

— Richard Simmons

#america #any #away #because #child

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

— Richard Simmons

#continue #down #hope #i #laugh

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

#am #call #day #dear #divorced

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

— Richard Simmons

#class #else #find #go #i

No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will. ↗

— Richard Simmons

#equipment #gimmicks #pills #special #takes

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

— Richard Simmons

#day #farewell #fat #hearing #how

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

#dormant #exercise #gain #gain weight #grasping

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

— Richard Simmons

#cause #family #i #like #me

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

— Richard Simmons

#every #every day #exercising #food #god

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

— Richard Simmons

#call #follow #i #i do #most