When you have an entire amphitheatre of people laughing that way, it makes you feel so funny and it frees you to go further than you probably would. Kelly Ripa More Quotes by Kelly Ripa More Quotes From Kelly Ripa I'd rather not have a moment when I'm known for my looks; being funny and interesting lasts longer. Kelly Ripa lasts looks interesting I had a picture-perfect childhood. My parents were like June and Ward Cleaver; there was nothing dysfunctional about them. Kelly Ripa childhood june perfect If I've had a bad day, if I'm feeling stressed out, if I'm feeling overwhelmed - it takes it all away. It's my antidote for everything. If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I feel better. Kelly Ripa bad-day emotional feel-better I think children are like pancakes. You sort of ruin the first one, and you get better at it the second time around. Kelly Ripa get-better children thinking My job affords me the luxury of having help. I don't feel exhausted, I feel lucky. Kelly Ripa luxury lucky jobs If I win, it's because of my natural ability and if I lose, it's because I wasn't trying so hard. Kelly Ripa natural winning trying I try to make my heart beat out of my chest, hard-core, once a day for at least a half hour. I think that's very important. Kelly Ripa heart trying thinking There's no real manual on being a parent. There's no real manual on being a wife. I keep reminding myself, My mother did all this, only she never got to leave the house. OK, I can do this. We're all learning on our own learning curve. Kelly Ripa curves real mother I'm not a prettier everywoman. I am an everywoman that they clean up awfully well for T.V. Kelly Ripa cleaning clean wells If there's cheesecake in the house, I'll have some. Kelly Ripa cheesecake ifs house I work out every day. It's part of my life. That's one of the benefits of having kids in school full-time. I do it more for my insides than my outside, but the outside gets a nice benefit, too. I feel like my mind is a little quieter when I exercise. And I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong. Kelly Ripa nice strong wise I treat my cheeks like breasts in a push-up bra. I just reach down in there, lift them up and push them together. And they'll stay put if the jeans are tight enough. Kelly Ripa jeans enough together I had a picture-perfect childhood. Kelly Ripa picture-perfect childhood perfect If I'm exhausted and I just don't feel like it, then I don't do it. I am a human being, after all. But I also know I'm the kind of person who, if I take one day off, well, it's very easy for me to take the next day off and then quit exercising. Kelly Ripa next-day one-day exercise If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I feel better. Kelly Ripa upheaval emotional feel-better Women's clutches are too small. I open my purse, and with some hydraulic force, a tampon shoots 12 feet into the air. Kelly Ripa tampons air feet I always remind my kids, "I'm your parent, but I'm a human being, too, so I may not be perfect." Kelly Ripa may-not-be-perfect parent kids Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete. Kelly Ripa cheerleading giving-up girl I think I have a disease called spontaneous disclosure. I need to tell everyone my life story instantaneously. Kelly Ripa inspirational needs thinking Sleeping is not something I do a lot of. Kelly Ripa sleep