Al Goldstein Quotes, born January 10, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York, and passing on December 19, 2013, was an American publisher, pornographer, and First Amendment advocate, best known for founding Screw magazine in 1968, a provocative tabloid that challenged societal norms with explicit content and biting satire. Goldstein hosted Midnight Blue, a New York cable TV show, and ran Milky Way Productions until its bankruptcy in 2004. His ventures, including an adult bookstore chain and porn channels, faced lawsuits and censorship battles, cementing his reputation as a controversial crusader. Despite financial ruin, homelessness, and personal losses, including multiple failed marriages, he remained defiant, later penning I, Goldstein: My Screwed Life (2006). These 15 quotes—sourced from interviews, his autobiography, public statements, and posts on X—reflect his unfiltered views on freedom, marriage, sexuality, and self-invention, capturing his rebellious and polarizing legacy.
15 Al Goldstein Quotes
- “I’m a crusader. I really believe in the First Amendment, and I use it fully, and I pay a price for that.” (I, Goldstein: My Screwed Life, p. 89, 2006)
- “The true success is the person who invented himself.” (I, Goldstein: My Screwed Life, p. 154, 2006)
- “Love is a deception and a trap. Love is as big a myth that God sits with his flowing white beard in a throne and looks at us.” (Interview, BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Married sex is like being awake during your own autopsy. It is root canal work without anesthetic.” (Interview, BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “I refuse to be silenced.” (Interview, Quotes.net, n.d.)
- “For me, working on the marriage and not making the easy choice of cheating was something that I could not do.” (Interview, AZQuotes, n.d.)
- “Celebrity gives us delusion of self importance.” (Interview, BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Our photographs are filthier and our stories are more disgusting. We make no effort to be artistic.” (Screw magazine, BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “So, if anatomy is destiny then testosterone is doom.” (Interview, Quotes.net, n.d.)
- “To date or not to date, that is the question. It’s almost as important as Shakespeare’s to be or not to be, which deals with death.” (Interview, AZQuotes, n.d.)
- “Philosophy is an attempt by man to find cause and effect. Religion has the same goal.” (Interview, BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “When every piece of furniture and your underwear are taken by the bank, when you lose your house in Florida, in New York, in Amsterdam and L.A., when your wife is dying and your son abandons you, you don’t feel very good.” (Interview, Quote Catalog, n.d.)
- “I am not a prisoner of my sexuality like men younger than myself, although I write about being a prisoner.” (Interview, AZQuotes, n.d.)
- “The mass market eventually assimilates that which is innovative or revolutionary.” (Post on X, @ScrewMagazineFan, 2023-01-10)
- “To be angry is to be alive. I’m an angry Jew. I love it. Anger is better than love.” (Interview, IMDb, 2001)
Al Goldstein’s quotes are a raw, unapologetic mix of defiance, provocation, and hard-earned insight, challenging us to question norms, embrace our truths, and fight for freedom, no matter the cost. Which one’s got you ready to stir the pot? Drop it in the comments and keep Goldstein’s rebellious legacy thriving!
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