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

The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity.

When I go to bed at night, I ask God to give me another day; I ask him to keep me strong and make me a good teacher and to keep spreading this right word.

Every day after school, for three hours a day, I would sell those pralines on the street corner. I was just eight years old. I'd bring the money home to my parents and say, "This is just the beginning."

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.

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