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Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.

Thats what we need going into the millennium. We need some positive, happy stuff.

Right now many schools have no recess. Most schools have no PE.

My nickname is Dickie Jukebox. I own thousands and thousands and thousands of songs.

I've been going to shopping malls since I was on General Hospital.

In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester.

Even though my work is whimsical. I have a very serious job. I cry more than I laugh.

I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"

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

I'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put me in your child's room.

I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions.

I just want people to get off the back burner of their life and start to take better care of themselves and their children.

I don't have to teach anymore, I don't have to work anymore, God has been really good to me.

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

If I've got the right songs, I can weave a spell over everyone.

I don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death.

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

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

I give people permission to be kids again.

You are one of a kind and unique. Never forget that.

I have loved deeply. I have lost intensely. I will never love again. I get that love by people who care for me.

No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!

If people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.

I sort of think of myself as part priest, part clown.

I suffered from eating disorders when I was just a kid. I did not like me or the way I looked. But back then, you could not tell anyone.

If I have to die, I want to combust in the middle of one of my classes.

My nickname is Dickie Jukebox.

I'm the clown you take out of the box and wind up when you need a good laugh. And then, when you're done with me, I go back in my box.

Work hard, take care of yourself, and you'll be just fine.

Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men.

I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.

Energy is that amazing feeling that comes to life inside of you when you're happy and believe in yourself.

I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me.

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.

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

When the king gets depressed, he doesn't call for his wife. He doesn't call for the cook. He calls for the court jester.

I'm not going to be happy until every child in every school is physically active.

I get energy from meditation practice and from eating healthy fresh food, only one cup of espresso in the morning, and not drinking too much.

If you don't love your mother you go straight to hell.

My life is just a never-ending work in progress.

Its an eerie thing. My childhood is being washed away.

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

I do consider myself a clown and a court jester, and I do love to make people laugh, whether they're laughing with me or at me.

When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.

I was born with a crippled leg. I wore a corrective shoes since I was three years old and I still wear them.

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

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

If I don't take care of myself, if I don't feel good about myself, how can I help others?

Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them.

Everyone in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody.

When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.

I have a one of a kind collection of dolls. My house is like a museum.

There is no such thing as sleep deprivation, there is only caffeine deficiency.

Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three, you've got to squeeze your buns. That's my formula.

I have been up to my head just with calling people, I call about 50 to 100 people a day.

I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.

I've never lived in the visual world. I live very much in an emotional-contact world.

Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. There's no one in the world like you. You are amazing.

A kid who moves is a kid who learns.

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

It's not nice to make fun of people with issues.

You have to make your own decisions. That's what the freedom in America is all about.

There are sacrifices you have to make. I don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people.

If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.

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

After all the throwing up, I would starve myself. Which meant eating lettuce and water for two and a half months. I almost lost my life.

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

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

Take a moment every day to find peace. Pull over to the side of the road, turn off the radio, and find peace.

It's terrible, the way obese children and adults are treated in this country [USA]. And I'm not leaving this Earth until that is changed.

I think at the age of 50, everyone should write their own autobiography.

We're all in trouble, and we all need to sort of pick up the pieces and start to exercise more and really be careful with the food.

Everything I did with my life I did so that I could give my parents everything they didn't have because of me.

Ninety percent of people who lose weight gain it back. It's very sad.

Everyone's under pressure and you just have to learn how to deal with it. And I deal with it through prayer and staying busy.

Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body.

You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues.

I just love what I do, and I'm a teacher more than anything.

Being successful is something that's sometimes hard to deal with.

My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny.

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.

When I lost my weight, I went and bought about 15 different types of underwear to see what would look good on my new body. It's exciting!

This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time.

I'm not into any show that makes people compete when they lose weight.

If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather!