Lemmy Kilmister famous quotes

03-30-2025

A kid once said to me "Do you get hangovers?" I said, "To get hangovers you have to stop drinking.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Drinking #Hangover #Kids
Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If you show them enough times that their arguments are bullshit, then maybe just once, one of them will say, 'Oh! Wait a minute - I was wrong.' I live for that happening. Rare, I assure you
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Bullshit #People #Waiting
If you think you are too old to rock 'n roll, then you are.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Thinking #Rocks #Rock N Roll
In my life so far, I have discovered that there are really only two kinds of people: those who are for you, and those who are against you. Learn to recognize them, for they are often and easily mistaken for each other.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Two #People #Kind
Born to lose. Live to win.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Winning #Born
As you go through life's rich tapestry, you realize that most people you meet aren't fit to shine your shoes. It's a sad fact, but it's true. A good friend is someone who'd hide you if you were on the run for murder. How many of them do you know?
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Running #Good Friend #Shoes
It will be funny in about 10 years.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Years #Rock N Roll
That was a great time, the summer of '71 - I can't remember it, but I'll never forget it!
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Summer #Remember #Never Forget
...what happened in New York and Washington is the same thing that England and America did to Berlin every day for three years during World War II -- and Germany did the same thing to England.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#New York #War #America
You haven't been soiling your soul in public for years like we have.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Nightlife #Years #Soul
Inherited hatred (i.e. hatred your parents schooled you in) is not only stupid, it is destructive - why make your only driving force hate? Seems really ***** dumb to me.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Hate #Stupid #Hatred
Sex, death and war. And justice. There's no shortage of lyrics there.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Sex #War #Justice
There are a lot of good books around. People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it's someone else's vision, isn't it?
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Book #Reading #People
I don't do regrets. Regrets are pointless. It's too late for regrets. You've already done it, haven't you? You've lived your life. No point wishing you could change it.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Regret #Wish #Too Late
It seems that our brave new world is becoming less tolerant, spiritual and educated than it ever was when I was young.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Spiritual #Brave New World #Becoming
Safe sex, safe music, safe clothing, safe hair spray, safe ozone layer. Too late! Everything that's been achieved in the history of mankind has been achieved by not being safe.
-- Lemmy Kilmister

#Sex #Ozone #Hair

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