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!

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

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.

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

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.

Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the time: fried oysters, po' boys, muffulettas, beignets, coffee and doughnuts. I tried to medicate myself with food when people made fun of me or hit me with a bat in school. I'd always turn to food. Knowing what I now know, I'd turn to me.

My nickname is Dickie Jukebox.