Gene Simmons

When you walk through a bad neighborhood, you don't want a poodle by your side. You want a Rottweiler. ”

I'm forbidden fruit. Once you go to certain households, mommy doesn't want you to see that dirty man who sticks his tongue out and spits out blood and all that stuff. ”

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. ”

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. ”

I fail all of the time. It means nothing. ”

Fiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states. I believe in giving people jobs. ”

I work for everything I've got. I started off as a very poor kid. I want to get paid. ”

I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant. ”

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. ”