I fail all of the time. It means nothing. — Gene Simmons

I think that Shakespeare is a s***. Absolute s***! He may have been a genius for his time, but I just can’t relate to that stuff. ‘Thee and thous — The Guy Sounds Like A Faggot.

Most people are so busy living they neglect to take the time to ask why. — Gene Simmons

In time of war, if you go through a bad neighborhood, I don’t want a little French poodle, I want a Rottweiler on my hands. — Gene Simmons

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. — Gene Simmons

When you’re dead you don’t have a mental problem. — Gene Simmons

You don’t need jails, you get put a thousand miles into the middle of Australia, you can go wherever you want, go ahead, but if you come into a city it’s straight to jail. — Gene Simmons

You can’t rely on anything. At the end of the day, all you have is yourself. — Gene Simmons

Everyone in Kiss is replaceable. My ego will tell you that I am not, but that’s not so. — Gene Simmons

Kiss is a Fourth of July fireworks show with a backbeat. — Gene Simmons

Kiss is not a charity. Never, ever mix commerce and charity. — Gene Simmons

This is the most expensive scooby movie of them all, but it really could be a kiss movie with scooby as a guest star, there really is shared space. — Gene Simmons

I am an entrepreneur in the classic mold. No matter what I do–outside of sticking my tongue out–I tend to make money, and quite a bit in non–KISS stuff. — Gene Simmons

Better to discuss everything out in the open while you’re in love, then if or when the relationship sadly ends. It’s called Full Disclosure Before The Fact. — Gene Simmons

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

I think it’s pathetic that women and men treat each other worse than we treat our pets. It’s love or hate. — Gene Simmons

I love money, I love women, I like to work hard and I don’t use drugs. — Gene Simmons

I also learned that I love making money. Anyone who is not afraid of work will be happy with the money they make. — Gene Simmons

You always start off with passion and the people that have it. — Gene Simmons

Fuck confidence, fuck everything. You must stick your neck out there. There’s no choice. — Gene Simmons

If someone likes you, they’ll buy what you’re selling, whether or not they need it. — Gene Simmons

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. — Gene Simmons

Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself. — Gene Simmons

With just a little effort, life can be more or less exceptionally tolerable. — 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. — Gene Simmons

The biggest financial pitfall in life is divorce. And the biggest reason for divorce is marriage. — Gene Simmons

If you think about it, critics are an unnecessary life–form on the planet Earth, and here’s why: because it’s a job without credentials. You don’t have to go to school. — Gene Simmons

I don’t wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life. — Gene Simmons

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. — Gene Simmons

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. — Gene Simmons

If you take a life, I will take yours. Put me in charge, I will fix it. — Gene Simmons

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. — Gene Simmons

Wealth for its own sake is an empty shell. Wealth that includes making other people’s lives better will reward you even more than the beautiful mansion you live in. — Gene Simmons

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. — Gene Simmons

Unless you took courses in architecture, engineering, or pre–med, the rest of your liberal arts education hardly prepares you for life as the business warrior and champion you envision yourself to be. — Gene Simmons

My skin is more beautiful than yours. I would be quite more popular in jail if I so chose. — Gene Simmons

I was never interested in being a rock star. I always wanted to be Boris Karloff. — Gene Simmons

The death of rock was not a natural death. Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. — Gene Simmons

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. — Gene Simmons

James Bond has a license to kill, rockstars have a license to be outrageous. Rock is about grabbing people’s attention. — Gene Simmons

Elvis is the king of rock and roll, who made white kids shake their shackle. — Gene Simmons

Recognize a rock ‘n’ roller for what he is, which is a damned lucky guy not to have to work for a living. — Gene Simmons

Our job is to leave the world a little better than we found it. Not the same… not worse… better. — Gene Simmons

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. — Gene Simmons

By and large, Americans close their ears to anything not in English. That’s stupid because there’s some great music around the world that we should be listening to. — Gene Simmons

I’m aware, as a sane person, that I’m not the best–looking guy in the world. I’m aware of it. But when I go into a party, I will walk out with your girlfriend. — Gene Simmons

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

Before you go out there and try to conquer the universe… get your act together. — Gene Simmons