A biography for Richard Simmonshasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“Even though my work is whimsical. I have a very serious job. I cry more than I laugh.”
“I consider myself a court jester - motivator.”
“I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me.”
“The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved with weight loss.”
“For my workout, I'm up at 4 A.M. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done.”
“People treat me like family, 'cause I've always treated them like family.”
“Work hard, take care of yourself, and you'll be just fine.”
“When you gather up all the balls of life that you try to juggle, it is a very difficult thing to try to focus in on taking good care of yourself. But that's why God invented me - so I can come and teach and preach and make people laugh and give them some education so they can start liking themselves better.”
“I've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world.”
“You have to make your own decisions. That's what the freedom in America is all about.”
“People have been frying foods since Jesus was on this planet, and there is always going to be greasy, fried, salty, sugary food. It is up to the individual to walk in and say, 'I don't want those fries today.'”
“If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather!”
“I have 40 pounds to lose. It is not the fault of the fast food people, and anyone who's trying to sue the fast food places needs a therapist, not an attorney.”
“I have been up to my head just with calling people, I call about 50 to 100 people a day.”
“I think it is very important that you like yourself for who you are and not want to look like anyone else. You also have to understand, many people have had cosmetic surgeries in order to look the way they look. So why look like them when you can just look like you? And there is nothing wrong with looking like you.”
“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.”
“It's not nice to make fun of people with issues.”
“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.”
“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!”