Jermonte Simmons Quotes

What had John Keats said about Negative Capability - holding two opposite ideas in one's mind at the same time without straining to reconcile them? ~ Dan Simmons

Giving, not trading or selling, is the basis of success. The most rewarding thing you can do is just to give the world something good. And ultimately you will be paid so much more for that gift than it you had tried to trade it for something else. ~ Russell Simmons

My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child. ~ Gail Simmons

- Was I a swordsman then? sends Johnny. Or a poet? [Yes There is never one without the other] ~ Dan Simmons

In the morning I stand up, scratch a little bit, then I light a candle and I meditate. Every morning. I've been meditating for maybe 20 years. I meditate so I can make choices; so I'm not a sheep all the time. So I can see better than what everyone else is doing. ~ Russell Simmons

I look forward to spring cleaning and putting things in their place. It's therapeutic for me. ~ Kimora Lee Simmons

I think one great tip is that you should always love yourself. If you don't love yourself, take care of yourself, cater to yourself and that little inner voice, you will really not be very worthy of being with someone else, because you won't be the best version of you. ~ Kimora Lee Simmons

What we have is pretty meaningless. It's what we are that counts. ~ Gene Simmons

In the beginning was the Word.
In the end ... past honor, past life, past caring ...
In the end will be the Word. ~ Dan Simmons

It no longer matters who consider themselves the masters of events. Events no longer obey their masters. ~ Dan Simmons

I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan. ~ J.K. Simmons

The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything that could even dream of blooming or blossoming was in bloom and blossom. The sunlight was a benediction. The breezes were so caressingly soft and intimate on the skin as to be embarrassing. ~ Dan Simmons

You'd be the exception, you know. With you, it would be real, not an escape. ~ L.B. Simmons

How do you recover from an extraordinary loss? Take stock of the loved ones around you. Hug them, love them, and cherish them. When you appreciate the joys in your life, it makes sorrow that much easier to swallow. Every day is a new day. Hope floats, so let it rise. God is love. ~ Joseph Simmons

I know a lot of angry liberals right now. Hell, I know a lot of angry vegans. ~ Russell Simmons

I wanted my closet to look like a boutique. ~ Kimora Lee Simmons

Reading your sonnets?" asked Orphu. Mahnmut closed the book. "How'd you know? Have you taken up telepathy now that you've lost your eyes?" "Not yet," rumbled the Ionian. Orphu's great crab shell was lashed to the deck ten meters from where Mahnmut sat near the bow. "Some of your silences are more literary than others, is all. ~ Dan Simmons

You never want to do anything that you don't want your mother to see, because it will haunt you and eventually come back to bite you! ~ Kimora Lee Simmons

You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people. ~ Russell Simmons

I had too many businesses that are frivolous. I have enough. What interests me most is under-served communities. We need a new style of empowering these people, and new approaches. ~ Russell Simmons

Look," said Lamia, "what good would telling each other stories do? When we meet the Shrike, we tell it what we want, one of us is granted the wish, and the others die. Correct? ~ Dan Simmons

I don't spend any time thinking about my place in history, ever. If people say I changed things, it's nice, and I take it - but if I could give it to a charity it would be useful. I really believe now that my only job in life is to achieve a state of comfort and happiness. ~ Russell Simmons

War must never be a condition but, rather, a temporary scourge which we suffer as a child does a fever, knowing that health follows the long night of pain and that peace is health. ~ Dan Simmons

Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that. ~ Harold Simmons

My financial service business is the absolute best thing I have done to empower the poor. I run many charities and fight many political causes, but my financial service company is the greatest gift I've given. ~ Russell Simmons

Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power. ~ Charles Simmons

After months of speculation, the sitcom star Ellen DeGeneres admitted that yes, she's gay. Inspired by her courage, today, diet-guru Richard Simmons admitted that he is really, really, really, really gay. ~ Norm MacDonald

Miley Cyrus, like all of us, needs to be loved. We all come from complicated parents ... I understand her, and I love her, and I think things will be different with her. But you know, in the music business, sometimes you have to shock a little. ~ Richard Simmons

No one gets to pick their circumstances, Greer. The choice lies in what you do in response to them. It's not awarded to you, but it is yours for the taking. ~ L.B. Simmons

No matter what we've done or where we've been, every single one of us can change. ~ Russell Simmons

I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant. ~ Gene Simmons

This is your fault. I'm going to kill you. And all the cake is gone.
You don't even care, do you? ~ J.K. Simmons

I open myself completely and give her all that I have – all that I am – and pray that it's enough. ~ L.B. Simmons

All women are goddesses, and it's just a matter of letting that goddess-power shine - and if you don't try to be the biggest and baddest damn goddess you can be, you are selling yourself short. ~ Kimora Lee Simmons

I'm just suggesting that when you're faced with fear and anxiety, don't medicate. Meditate instead. ~ Russell Simmons

Abraham came not to sacrifice, but to know once and for all whether this God was a god to be trusted and obeyed. No other test would do. ~ Dan Simmons