#iv

There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#art #art form #authors #believe #best

Writing, I'm convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#authorities #beyond #common #common sense #convinced

I'm in a weird band. We've done very well. The American Dream is alive and well. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#american #american dream #band #done #dream

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

— Gene Simmons

#divorce #financial #life #marriage #reason

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

— Gene Simmons

#conservative #fiscally #giving #i #i believe

I think I know it all, relatively speaking. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#i think #know #relatively #speaking #think

Live and think like a poor man and you'll always be OK. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#like #live #man #ok #poor

I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or 'my 14-year-old is 200 pounds...' or 'I just got divorced, no one wants me, I am 500 pounds.' So I pick up the phone and I call people. ↗

— Richard Simmons

#am #call #day #dear #divorced

Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively. ↗

— Richard Simmons

#every #every day #exercising #food #god

If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person. In other words, if you want to make money, you have to help someone else make money. ↗

— Russell Simmons

#deciding #else #get #give #going