Top 31 Quotes & Sayings by Ricki Lake

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American entertainer Ricki Lake.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Ricki Pamela Lake is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She is also known for her talk show, Ricki Lake, which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004. When the show debuted, Lake was 24 and credited as being the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at the time. In late 2012, Lake began hosting a second syndicated talk show, The Ricki Lake Show. The series was canceled in 2013 after a single season, but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for the project.

American - Entertainer | Born: September 21, 1968

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I am not a natural dancer.

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I was a girl and became a woman. Something about having the freedom at home to be in the position I wanted, to have the people I wanted, was empowering.

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For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.

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It was a long time in the making, my divorce. One day became less special than the next, and pretty soon, we ceased all conversation. It is a sad day when you have nothing left to say.

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My body holds on to every part of every, you know, calorie that there is out there.

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Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.

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I never set out to be a role model for large women, I just do what I feel is right.

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I can't even plan tomorrow.

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I do not want to die being known for doing baby mama DNA tests on my show.

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What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?

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Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it.

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I had a really kind of yucky divorce and it was really challenging to get over that.

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For me, being memorable is more important than winning.

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I hate the feeling of falling - I'll never jump from a plane - but I love a good roller coaster. Go figure!

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Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.

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It's inspiring, I think, for women out there to see I'm a regular person. I am the every woman who's struggled with my weight.

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If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars', I'd wind up owing them money.

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I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being.

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I am wearing a size 28 Paige Jeans. Jeans don't lie, and I am just happy!

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I was this role model for heavy people. But the thing is, I never set out to be a role model at all, and I don't set out to be one now. I won't preach to anyone and tell them how to lose weight. I don't know any better than the next person.

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I've lost 12 inches in three weeks. Every time I go for the costume fitting each week, it's smaller and smaller. I'm feeling great. I'm putting in the work. I'm getting a lot of sleep. Everything is on the backburner right now. 'Dancing' is my priority.

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I wanted to give birth as opposed to being delivered!

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I've surpassed any goal I set for myself as far as my body, my career, and getting married.

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During labor the most important thing is to get primal and surrender to the process.

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My birth experience is not right for everyone, but it was so right for me. I am changed because of that experience, i saw my power and I felt my power, and it's gotten me through a lot of hardship. I tell myself that if i could get through that, I can get through anything. I think women are losing an opportunity by not aspiring to have births in which they are active participants.

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I believe every woman has the right to any birth experience she wants, wherever she chooses and with whatever care provider she's comfortable. It's about doing your own due diligence and finding the best option for you.

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I think it's important to balance out what people see today as normal birth, in a hospital room, flat on their backs, usually with an IV and a fetal monitor hooked up to them. That does happen, but other things are possible.

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Putting a family member in jail is a good sign there is something seriously wrong in the home.

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It makes sense that the placenta almost looks like a tree with many branches - a tree of life.

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?If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars,' I'd wind up owing them money.?

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I can't believe I was a fat person for most of my life.

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