“Before I ever knew what the word Entrepeneur was, I realized in America and in the Western part of the world in general, you are given the opportunity to be whatever you want to be. And that is all anyone should ever expect from the Capitalist system. The rest is up to you.It's up to you to educate yourself.It's up to you to learn speaking skills and people skills.It's up to you to try (and usually fail, but to try again) all sorts of ventures.The rest is a combination of hard work, being at the right place ...at the right time...with the right thing...oh yes...and more (never ending) hard work.”

Israeli and American musician and songwriter

Gene Simmons is an Israeli and American musician and songwriter, born in 1949. He is best known as the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss. Known on stage as “the Demon,” Simmons remained with Kiss from its formation in 1973 until the band’s retirement in 2023, alongside Stanley as a constant member. He is also known for his long tongue and for the reality series Gene Simmons Family Jewels, which aired from 2006 to 2012. In 2014, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Kiss.