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RICHARD SIMMONS But if you pick up every other magazine, it is the peanut butter diet, or the cabbage soup diet, and... RICHARD SIMMONS My way is the sensitive, emotional way, because that's who I am. I try to be the clown and court... RICHARD SIMMONS Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly,... RICHARD DAWKINS People from all over the world come to London wanting to make their own mark on it, and they add to ... RICHARD BRANSON I can't distract myself enough here, for sketches to a new opera are constantly buzzing around i... RICHARD WAGNER I want the market to work if it can, and most of the time it will, but not without some pain. RICHARD SHELBY Taking bold action on climate change simply makes good business sense. It's also the right thing... RICHARD BRANSON If you want to devote yourself to the arts, you'd better do it strictly from passion, because th... RICHARD LEWIS In this digital age, it doesn't really matter if you are in Canary Wharf or the Caribbean; there... RICHARD BRANSON For eight years, you had the Bush administration with a very interventionist policy, driving into wo... RICHARD ENGEL I love Africa, and Ulusaba, our home in South Africa, is pretty special. It's on a rocky hill ov... RICHARD BRANSON Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort ... RICHARD LOUV Before sequels became the most reliable way to make a buck, Bond set the standard for lavish serial ... RICHARD CORLISS