Gene Simmons quotes - page 2

My mother was 14 when she was in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. My mother's alive and well, but only because of America. Without America's military, the world would be in deep... fill-in-the-blank. I'm forever grateful for that. (Gene Simmons)
The best philanthropy is anonymous charity. When you're doing it for the right reasons, and not to tell everyone how nice you are. That's self-aggrandizement. That's also OK: if you want credit, that's OK. But the higher giving is anonymous giving. View quote
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Prostitute yourself. As far as I'm concerned, that's even braver than waiting for the public to catch on. View quote
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"You can't buy love with money." Only a poor person says that. View quote
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I've known Donald (Trump) for a few decades, and what you can say without argument is that he's a good father. His kids have turned out really well. There's nothing bad you can say about that. View quote
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If you're the greatest, it's okay to say you're the greatest. My suggestion to everybody is to be their own greatest fan. Weaker personas and personalities define that as egotistical or arrogant, but what it means is their self-esteem isn't that strong. View quote
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Rock is about finding who you are. You don't necessarily have to play your instrument very well at all. You can just barely get by and you can be in a rock band. View quote
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Everybody hates critics. View quote
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I think Prince was heads, hands and feet about all the rest of them, I thought he left (Michael) Jackson in the dust. Prince was way beyond that. But how pathetic that he killed himself. Don't kid yourself, that's what he did. Slowly, I'll grant you ... but that's what drugs and alcohol is: a slow death. View quote
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You shall not covet thy neighbor's wife? Well, how about if she goddamn covets me? What do you think about that? View quote
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I'm fascinated with myself and love hearing the sound of my own voice. I'd like to hear what I have to say. A lot of people don't like being alone because they truly don't like themselves, but I love me. (Gene Simmons)
You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference. View quote
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I don't wanna go on vacation. There's nothing about it that appeals to me. People look forward to doing that; I look forward to getting up every day and doing something. View quote
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I was never interested in being a rock star. I always wanted to be Boris Karloff. View quote
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It's in the history books, the Holocaust. It's just a phrase. And the truth is it happened yesterday. It happened to my mother. I never met my grandfathers or my grandmothers. They were all wiped up in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany. View quote
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I crave ideas, and when an idea hits me, it grips me and it tortures me until I master it. View quote
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Kiss is a Fourth of July fireworks show with a backbeat. View quote
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I voted for President Bush. I voted for President Clinton and although I do want my vote back, I voted for President Obama. View quote
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My mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concentration camps. Her sense about life now is, every day above ground is a good day. View quote
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The sad thing is most people have to check with someone before they do the things that make them happy. We're all passing through; the least we can do is be happy, and the only way to do that is by being selfish. View quote
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If you look at the CEOs of some the most successful companies in the world like IKEA, they never fly first class. They always go economy. (Gene Simmons)
First, when I was 12, I saw a Spanish girl jumping rope. I never saw her face, but it was still the most beautiful sight I'd ever seen. View quote
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People who are the salt of the earth get up and go to a job that they hate. View quote
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Sugar-free ice pops are an invention of God. They hardly have any calories since they're mostly water. I eat about 15 pops every two days. View quote
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I know that you like to see a man in the kitchen, but I'm skeptical of men who cook. A man should be focusing his attention on the woman, and not what's on the stove. View quote
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