Ricki Lake famous quotes

04-23-2025

Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.
-- Ricki Lake

#Motherhood #Being A Mom #Hardest
I wanted to give birth as opposed to being delivered!
-- Ricki Lake

#Giving #Birth #Wanted
For me, being memorable is more important than winning.
-- Ricki Lake

#Memorable #Winning #Important
I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being.
-- Ricki Lake

#Ideas #People #Community
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Thinking #People #Balance
It makes sense that the placenta almost looks like a tree with many branches - a tree of life.
-- Ricki Lake

#Tree #Branches #Looks
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Doctors #Waiting #Down And
I can't believe I was a fat person for most of my life.
-- Ricki Lake

#Believe #Fats #Persons
I can't even plan tomorrow.
-- Ricki Lake

#Tomorrow #Plans
I do not want to die being known for doing baby mama DNA tests on my show.
-- Ricki Lake

#Baby #Dna #Want
I never set out to be a role model for large women, I just do what I feel is right.
-- Ricki Lake

#Role Models #Roles #Feels
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Role Models #People #Weight
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Sleep #Dancing #Priorities
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Divorce #Long #One Day
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Thinking #Weight #Persons
My body holds on to every part of every, you know, calorie that there is out there.
-- Ricki Lake

#Body #Calories
What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?
-- Ricki Lake

#Differences #Tough Love #Acting
I am not a natural dancer.
-- Ricki Lake

#Dancer #Natural
I've surpassed any goal I set for myself as far as my body, my career, and getting married.
-- Ricki Lake

#Careers #Goal #Body
I had a really kind of yucky divorce and it was really challenging to get over that.
-- Ricki Lake

#Divorce #Challenges #Kind
Â“If I had been on 'Bowling for Dollars,' I'd wind up owing them money.Â”
-- Ricki Lake

#Wind #Owing #Dollars
I am wearing a size 28 Paige Jeans. Jeans don't lie, and I am just happy!
-- Ricki Lake

#Lying #Jeans #Size
During labor the most important thing is to get primal and surrender to the process.
-- Ricki Lake

#Important #Surrender #Process
For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.
-- Ricki Lake

#Notion #Preconceived Notions #Who You Are
Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.
-- Ricki Lake

#Thinking #Careers #Long
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Girl #Home #People
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Believe #Care #Want
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.
-- Ricki Lake

#Opportunity #Thinking #Saws
I hate the feeling of falling - I'll never jump from a plane - but I love a good roller coaster. Go figure!
-- Ricki Lake

#Hate #Fall #Feelings

You may also like:

Amber Riley
Actress
Brendan Fraser
Film actor
Chaz Bono
Writer
Derek Hough
Professional Dancer
Divine
Actor
J. R. Martinez
Actor
Jerry Springer
Former Mayor of Cincinnati
Jerry Stiller
Comedian
John Waters
Film director
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Actress
Maury Povich
Television presenter
Mink Stole
Film actress
Montel Williams
Television Personality
Nancy Grace
Commentator
Nikki Blonsky
Film actress
Phil Donahue
Film writer
Polly Bergen
Film actress
Rob Kardashian
Television Personality
Sally Jessy Raphael
Talk show host
Sonny Bono
Record producer