Even though my work is whimsical. I have a very serious job. I cry more than I laugh. — Richard Simmons
Everyone has a story that makes me stronger. I know that the work I do is important and I enjoy it — Richard Simmons
I’ve never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world. — Richard Simmons
I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. — Richard Simmons
I don’t have to teach anymore, I don’t have to work anymore, God has been really good to me. — Richard Simmons
One day I may be meeting you and hearing how you’ve changed your life by saying, ‘farewell to fat’. — Richard Simmons
I have been up to my head just with calling people, I call about 50 to 100 people a day. — Richard Simmons
I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say ‘dear richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds… — Richard Simmons
Well mine is not gimmicky – it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. — Richard Simmons
People are still grasping for the miracle, and unfortunately, there are no miracles — Richard Simmons
But if you pick up every other magazine, it is the peanut butter diet, or the cabbage soup diet — Richard Simmons
I don’t know about you, but every time some joker points me out as I walk through an airport — Richard Simmons
I show them the funny part, the silly part, the laughing part, the crazy part and then — Richard Simmons
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
Yeah, but I do call them back and follow up. Most people talk at overweight people, I talk with them. — Richard Simmons
Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure — Richard Simmons
No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will. — Richard Simmons