“[When] the market is trying to get to terms with, first, lower global growth, particularly out of emerging markets and China. And, second, the market is worried the central banks have run out of ammunition. So put these two things together, and then investors are repricing the market lower.” TryingFirstsTwoRunningTogetherGrowthTermChinaWorriedTwo ThingsInvestorsEmergingCentral BanksAmmunitionEmerging Markets Author:Mohamed El-Erian
“That's what the majority of people in the world do, they walk among the ruins of their life. Things that didn't work out, relationships that went sour, jobs that disappeared. All they can think about is their ruins, and when you focus on that you can't build a new you.” PeopleThinkingWorldJobsWalksFocusMajorityWork OutRuinsSourNew You Author:Richard Simmons
“Once you start moving [market] lower, then you trigger of all sorts of things. You trigger people who have to sell because they're over-levered. So they sell their winners and their losers. They're just trying to raise cash. So, what you then get is spreading malaise throughout the global markets.” PeopleTryingMovingRaisesSellsWinnerLoserCashTriggersMalaise Author:Mohamed El-Erian
“After I talk to so many people who are so unhappy about their weight and so depressed that they don't see any rainbows in their life, after I talk to about 30 of those, then I try to walk away and pet my dog, just do something that makes me happy.” PeopleTryingWalksDogWeightUnhappyPetRainbowMy DogMake Me Happy Author:Richard Simmons
“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.” LongRunningKidsFatherLosesDollarsPoundsLong Runs Author:Richard Simmons
“When I was younger, I ate nothing but fried food. Everything was fried, from oysters to chicken to potatoes to vegetables. When you die in New Orleans, they deep fry you before they put you in the coffin. When we baptize children in New Orleans, we baptize them with a bordelaise sauce; we don't use water.” ChildrenUseDiesWaterChickensVegetablesNew OrleansPotatoesSauceCoffinsOystersFried Food Author:Richard Simmons
“When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.” BodyKidsFacesOverweight Author:Richard Simmons
“When you gain weight, for every pound that you gain, it adds four pounds of stress on your knees. So if you gain five pounds, you've got 20 pounds of stress on your knees. So that's why I'm extremely careful with my portions and my workout, because I can't be overweight.” IfsI CanFiveFourGainsWeightStressAddCarefulKneesPoundsPortionsWorkoutBecause I CanOverweight Author:Richard Simmons
“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."” YearsHomeSchoolThreeParentHoursStreetsSellsCornersEightAfter SchoolStreet Corners Author:Richard Simmons
“All of a sudden, I'm thinking that if I keep eating the way I'm eating, I'm not going to live long and I'm going to die. Having those thoughts as a young person can be very haunting.” IfsThinkingWayPersonsLongYoungDiesEatingHaunting Author:Richard Simmons