Gene Simmons
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.Collection: Food
The only jobs kids have are to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and be thankful. That's it. I'll house you, protect you, I'll even give my life for you, and in return, you will behave.Collection: Thankful
Marriage is an institution, and you must be fully committed to it.Collection: Marriage
The biggest financial pitfall in life is divorce. And the biggest reason for divorce is marriage.Collection: Marriage
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.Collection: Alone
I have to have an emotional connection to what I am ultimately selling because it is emotion, whether you are selling religion, politics, even a breath mint.Collection: Religion
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.Collection: Sad
I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant.Collection: Travel
I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant.Collection: Travel
Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.
I don't wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life.
I fail all of the time. It means nothing.
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.
I like to approach every day like it's the only day I will ever have.
I want to do everything. I want to be the president, I want to learn Tae Kwan Do, I want to climb mountains. I'm always bugged by the notion that I can't do everything.
I think it's pathetic that women and men treat each other worse than we treat our pets. It's love or hate.
Never negotiate with kids. They don't have life experience, and they don't have repercussions for bad decisions; they still get fed and housed.
Fiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states. I believe in giving people jobs.
James Bond has a license to kill, rockstars have a license to be outrageous. Rock is about grabbing people's attention.
If you're building a house, or doing anything, time is what you've got. Well, there's effort, but you need time. The more time you put into something, the better stuff you can make.
Everybody hates critics.
Personally I support 14,000 kids in Zambia - I feed and clothe them - but I don't hold press conferences about it. I don't do it so you'll think what a nice person I am; it's private.
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.
I worship scones and danishes. If I never had another meal, I wouldn't care as long as I could eat pastries and jelly doughnuts.
Music is feeling. You can try to verbalize it. It really just hits you or it doesn't.
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.
When you walk through a bad neighborhood, you don't want a poodle by your side. You want a Rottweiler.
Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life.
Nobody does just one thing. But the real difference between being an entrepreneur and everyone else in the world is the ability to monetize. I am an entrepreneur in the classic mold.
If you win a race, you don't ask how you did it, as long as you do it.
If someone likes you, they'll buy what you're selling, whether or not they need it.
Never underestimate the power of being popular in pop culture. You have to be able to do something. You can have a good seat at the restaurant, but you still have to pay for the meal. Fame is important, but to be rich is more important.
I was never interested in being a rock star. I always wanted to be Boris Karloff.
I've always been anti-marriage for men until they become mature. As a species we don't mature until we're in our 60s.
I'd like to think that the boring lady who's talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who's doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and - I bet you're a lot of fun at a party.
The root of all evil isn't money; rather, it's not having enough money.
When you really think about it, I'm not delusional enough to think that what I do is important to life as we know it on this planet. No. But neither is what you do.
I refuse to stand up in front of a rabbi and my friends and the woman I love - who I will tell you I can love with all my heart - and promise she will be the only one I will ever have until the day I die. That's a lie.
I would urge all bands that say they only care about credibility and don't care about money to send Gene Simmons every dollar that they don't want. I'd be happy to take it off them.
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.
When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his domain.
I'm from Israel, so America has no limits. I started a record label, and then I started managing other artists, like Liza Minelli.
I voted for President Bush, I voted for President Clinton, and, although I do want my vote back, I voted for President Obama.
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 grandmothers or my grandfathers. They were all wiped up in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany.
In theater, you're playing characters. You believe you're somebody else, and you're acting.
My skin is more beautiful than yours. I would be quite more popular in jail if I so chose.
Live and think like a poor man and you'll always be OK.
Kiss is not a charity. Never, ever mix commerce and charity.
The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something.
I work for everything I've got. I started off as a very poor kid. I want to get paid.