Larger Than Life Quotes

“When you start thinking about other people, you begin to forget your own problems, and soon you realize your problems are solvable anyway. When you focus on other people, you can see where they are struggling, and you can help them. Everyone is going through something. Take the time to get to know them and learn what they might need help with. Part of the reason I did so well on the show was because I liked cheering for the other contestants. I liked helping them. If I saw them lagging, I would run back and help them. If I knew they were hurting, I would push through my own pain to show them it was possible.”
― Bruce Pitcher, Larger Than Life: From Childhood Abuse to Celebrity Weight-Loss TV Show

“I never dreamed I’d find a woman as perfectly suited for me as she is. Alexa loves the color green, but not just any green. It’s a mint green—a sea foam green. The shade suits her well because she has always reminded me of the sea. She is calm like the ocean waves. She is a constant source of light, like a lighthouse. She is hard-working, like a ship in the middle of a storm. She is a safe harbor. She is a bright horizon. And I want to sail into the sunset with her.”
― Bruce Pitcher, Larger Than Life: From Childhood Abuse to Celebrity Weight-Loss TV Show

“When I get around people, I can’t help but notice the positives about them. I’m not trying to toot my own horn. It’s just the reality of who I am. I’m lucky in that way. When you say something positive to someone you don’t know, sometimes it opens up a conversation. And that conversation may lead to a friendship and that friendship may change your life.”
― Bruce Pitcher, Larger Than Life: From Childhood Abuse to Celebrity Weight-Loss TV Show

“I’ve heard that when your parent demonstrates a trait you don’t like, you either act exactly like them or do the opposite.”
― Bruce Pitcher, Larger Than Life: From Childhood Abuse to Celebrity Weight-Loss TV Show

“But there was another way I was exercising integrity and igniting the day without even realizing it. Here it is: I always like to say a positive thing to three people before 10 a.m. Even better if it’s a stranger. I know it sounds simple, but something so easy could mean the world to someone else. It’s a way to spread joy and life to those around you.”
― Bruce Pitcher, Larger Than Life: From Childhood Abuse to Celebrity Weight-Loss TV Show

“The thing that holds us back from having integrity is pride.”
― Bruce Pitcher, Larger Than Life: From Childhood Abuse to Celebrity Weight-Loss TV Show