Gene Simmons Quotes

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

I think the rejection - if it's taken in the right spirit, it can make you a better person. And I think that is what I've always striven for. If one thing didn't work out, a project or anything, it doesn't mean that I lose my own confidence. In fact, I give myself a lot more confidence and opportunities.

I've experienced industry politics and... people telling me I'm never going to make it. I'll never listen. I'm doing me.

My hardest lesson has been my most fruitful, too: that when people don't believe in me, I can prove them wrong.

I had teachers who said I was not good enough. So, I said I will become good enough. So I became this guy who became obsessed to become good enough. Now I sit down and tell people who I was. Now, I say, 'Do you know who I am?'

I've never let myself give up, because I believe in myself. I want to get stronger than I have ever been, and I will continue to tell myself that I can do it, no matter what the odds.

Believe in yourself. Push to your highest limit.

I've gone through all of it: I've literally heard every single name in the book be told to me. So don't be discouraged by anyone as long as you're confident in yourself, and just keep doing what you're doing.

I'm so glad that I didn't give up on myself and there were people who didn't give up on me.

I was told I wasn't good enough, but I just chose not to listen.

We need to empower ourselves and believe in ourselves, and not allow the world to take that away from us. No matter how dark we may think our world is, it's been much darker in the past, and we will make it through this.

Perhaps one of the most important lessons that I continue to have reinforced is to always have faith and believe in yourself. To never lose sight of who you are and to know yourself.

Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

I have faced rejection in this business because of my appearance, but that has only made me stronger and more determined.

I'm the kinda person, you gotta fight for everything you get. You gotta believe in yourself.

Once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. To persevere and hang in there and believe in yourself.

But I've never once thought that I wouldn't get back, as if you do think like that, then you're in trouble.

When you finally understand who you are, ages 6 through 60 will understand who you are. Because when they see a person that's come through all that I've come through, still standing, it's amazing.

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you're a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say I did it.

The older I get, the more I'm starting to believe in myself.

Believe in yourself when nobody else does.