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. ”

I think it's pathetic that women and men treat each other worse than we treat our pets. It's love or hate. ”

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 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. ”

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. ”

The biggest financial pitfall in life is divorce. And the biggest reason for divorce is marriage. ”

Marriage is an institution, and you must be fully committed to it. ”

I don't wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life. ”

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. ”

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. ”