Richard Simmons Quotations | Page 2

I plan for the future, but the only day I really worry about is the day I'm living right now.

When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.

People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.

Every day you eat is every day you have to work out.

I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past.

For many years, my formula has been to love yourself, move your body and to watch portion size. But the No. 1 thing is to love and value yourself, no matter what you've been through.

People spend thousands in therapy digging and digging in the past. When you dig and dig, you find relics. Try to forgive yourself and get back on that ride.

I am kinder to my body. I don't try to prove anything to myself or others. I keep thinking about the need to go slower, gentler and maintain a sense of humor about it all.

When I was younger, I ate nothing but fried food. Everything was fried, from oysters to chicken to potatoes to vegetables. When you die in New Orleans, they deep fry you before they put you in the coffin. When we baptize children in New Orleans, we baptize them with a bordelaise sauce; we don't use water.

My father offered me a dollar for every pound I would lose as a kid. It didn't work. And it doesn't really work in the long run.