--- title: "3 Camps Quotes By Gene Simmons" description: "3 Camps quotes by Gene Simmons. Plus more from Gene Simmons and more Camps sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/gene-simmons-2164_backgrounds_my-background-is-full-of-pain-my-mother_384372.jpg" --- > [My background is full of pain. My mother was in a Nazi concentration camp and our whole family was killed off. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/my-background-is-full-of-pain-my-mother-was-in-a-nazi-concentration/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/gene-simmons-2164_backgrounds_my-background-is-full-of-pain-my-mother_384372.jpg) > [My mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concentration camps. Her sense about life now is, every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/my-mother-had-a-horrific-life-at-fourteen-she-was-in-the-nazi/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/gene-simmons-2164_camps_my-mother-had-a-horrific-life-at-fourtee_1569265.png) > [I'll get rid of the drug problem. The first drug dealer will be publicly executed in front of everybody and all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-ll-get-rid-of-the-drug-problem-the-first-drug-dealer-will-be/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf8/gene-simmons-2164_addict_i-ll-get-rid-of-the-drug-problem-the-fir_2527419.png) ## Other authors on Camps ## More by Gene Simmons > [I've never been high or drunk in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-ve-never-been-high-or-drunk-in-my-life/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [I know that you like to see a man in the kitchen, but I'm skeptical of men who cook. A man should be focusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-know-that-you-like-to-see-a-man-in-the-kitchen-but-i-m-skeptical-of/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [I don't wanna go on vacation. There's nothing about it that appeals to me. People look forward to doing that; I look forward to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-don-t-wanna-go-on-vacation-there-s-nothing-about-it-that-appeals-to/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Everybody hates critics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/everybody-hates-critics/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [I think that Shakespeare is a s\*\*\*. Absolute s\*\*\*! He may have been a genius for his time, but I just can't relate to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/i-think-that-shakespeare-is-a-s-absolute-s-he-may-have-been-a-genius/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Live well - respire frequently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/live-well-respire-frequently/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [The makeup is simply an extension of the personality and colors, clothing, makeup all express something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/the-makeup-is-simply-an-extension-of-the-personality-and-colors/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/television-and-comic-books-are-and-continue-to-be-probably-the/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Being a Jew, you realize your strongest weapon is your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/being-a-jew-you-realize-your-strongest-weapon-is-your-mind/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [After 9/11, people all of a sudden became patriotic and showed the colors. Why did it take something bad to happen? It means something.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/after-9-11-people-all-of-a-sudden-became-patriotic-and-showed-the/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [You don't need jails, you get put a thousand miles into the middle of Australia, you can go wherever you want, go ahead, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/you-don-t-need-jails-you-get-put-a-thousand-miles-into-the-middle-of/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/if-you-re-building-a-house-or-doing-anything-time-is-what-you-ve-got/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud to wear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/rock-bands-are-a-lot-like-football-teams-if-a-guy-is-on-drugs-and/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [Better to discuss everything out in the open while you're in love, then if or when the relationship sadly ends. It's called Full Disclosure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/better-to-discuss-everything-out-in-the-open-while-you-re-in-love/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) > [The death of rock was not a natural death. Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-simmons/the-death-of-rock-was-not-a-natural-death-rock-did-not-die-of-old-age/) [Gene Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-simmons/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camps/gene-simmons/#itemlist", "name": "3 Camps Quotes By Gene Simmons", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My background is full of pain. My mother was in a Nazi concentration camp and our whole family was killed off. Then early on your father leaves and all you've got is your mother, and I was an only child. 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