Richard Simmons Quotes

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. Who are you competing against? It's you. You need to be doing this for you and only you.

Richard Simmons

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WorkFatherMeDoingYouLose

From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job - very good advice.

Joanne Harris

GoodMotherAgeJobFunMe

We need to engage rather than educate people.

Jochen Zeitz

PeopleNeedEngageEducateRather

By embracing a label such as 'non-fiction,' the creative writing community has signaled to the world that what goes on in this genre is at best utilitarian and at worst an utter mystery. We have segregated the genre from art.

John D'Agata

CommunityArtBestCreativeWorld

If you eliminate our way of life, the American way of life, what is the effect... what are the alternatives?

Tom Landry

LifeAmericanYouWayEffectOur

People oftentimes refer to me as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' So, I'm Mr. Johnson. I'm a complete outsider.

Ron Johnson

PeopleMeWashingtonOutsiderGoes

The sentimentality of baseball is very deeply rooted in the American baseball fan. It is the one sport that is transmitted from fathers to sons.

Michael Lewis

BaseballAmericanRootedFanSons

I am not a bomber. I'm more about precision and being target-oriented. I have to rely on all parts of my game firing if I'm going to win.

Luke Donald

I AmWinGameMorePrecisionGoing

I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone else's.

Joseph J. Ellis

WorkTrustSayMoreWouldReaders

From a certain age, I sort of accepted myself for what I was. And although to other people it was like nothing ever goes right, I had a really nice attitude that I'd inherited from my parents, and especially from my dad.

Johnny Vegas

AttitudeAgeMyselfParentsPeople

I grew up very insecure. From the time I was little I used to hide under my mother's dress.

Debbie Ford

MotherTimeDressHideUpLittle

I'm more athletic than people think.

Chris Borland

PeopleThinkMoreThanAthletic

If you actually get down to the nitty-gritty of the average Pakistani, the average Indian, the average whoever, what you really do know emotionally is that they're exactly the same.

Bryan Callen

YouDownKnowSameAverageGet

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