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.
Interpretation
Every day is valuable and can be seen positively, especially after experiencing hardship.
This quote emphasizes the resilience and optimistic perspective of Gene Simmons' mother, who despite experiencing unimaginable trauma during her youth, has learned to appreciate life itself. It illustrates that even after enduring severe suffering, one can find joy and gratitude in simply being alive, reflecting a profound understanding of life's value.
In practice
In a speech about perseverance, one might quote Gene Simmons to remind the audience of the value of each day.
It's in the history books, the Holocaust. It's just a phrase. And the truth is it happened yesterday. It happened to my mother. I never met my grandfathers or my grandmothers. They were all wiped up in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany.
Facing this stuff, in real life is not like school, in school, if you make a mistake you can just try again tomorrow, but out there...when your a second away from being murdered or watching a friend die right before your eyes...you don't know what that's like.
Don't lament so much about how your career is going to turn out. You don't have a career. You have a life. Do the work. Keep the faith. Be true blue. You are a writer because you write. Keep writing and quit your bitching. Your book has a birthday. You don't know what it is yet.
I'm not interested in my legacy. I made up a word: 'live-acy.' I'm more interested in living.
I don't ask anyone else to live my life. I have enough trouble doing that.
Whether it’s food or women, the ones on front street are supermodels. Big hair, big tits, big trouble, but the one you come home to is probably something like cavatelli and red sauce. She’s not screaming for attention because she knows she’s good enough even if your dumb ass hasn’t figured it out yet.
I am younger each year at the first snow. When I see it, suddenly, in the air, all little and white and moving; _x000D_ then I am in love again and very young and I believe everything.
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