Jillian Michaels

“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!”

“It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.”

“Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.”

“Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?”

“Transformation is not five minutes from now; it's a present activity. In this moment you can make a different choice, and it's these small choices and successes that build up over time to he...”

“I was picked on as a kid. I had a nose the size of a softball plus braces and acne. It was rough.”

“The key is to master a few simple ways to exercise that will burn the most calories in the least time. And you also need to figure out how can you eat more of the good stuff and less of the...”

“If I'm looking at a client, I can say, 'Oh, wow, this is where you're weak; this is what you need to work on.' I can correct her in a matter of seconds, and then she's practicing specificall...”

“You can dramatically affect the expression of your metabolism and your biochemistry by the way you eat and the way you live.”

“I could open up a little gym, and I would be blissfully happy.”

“I'm part Bridget Jones, part Larry David. I'm shy; I'm prude.”

“My dad was a crazy person, but some of the best qualities about me came from him.”

“You need to cultivate your passion and crystallize your vision. If you don't know where you're going, how are you going to plan a road-map for how to get there?”

“I like to train the body from as many different angles as possible to use every modality available to do it.”

“Obesity in children is growing out of control. A big part of this is economic. Fake foods are more affordable. It's enticing people to eat more because they think they're saving money when t...”

“When you're strong physically, it improves your strength in every other facet of your life. You're more confident, your self-esteem is higher, and your self image is better.”

“Stop turning to fad diets and use common sense.”

“I'm on the younger end of Gen X, and for me, growing up gay was not cool.”

“I find television to be a bit like a meat grinder. It's like, you have a cow, you put it through a meat grinder, and out comes a hot dog. It's almost unrecognizable.”

“I was an overweight kid, and I went through a period where, oh my God, they were making cow sounds at me when I walked down the hallway and just humiliating me. Kids can be mean.”