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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.