Daily Inspiration Quote by Al Goldstein

Goldstein hijacks the most sacred line in English literature and drags it into the fluorescent light of the singles market. The joke lands because it’s an act of deliberate disrespect: he treats Hamlet’s metaphysical crisis like a branding opportunity, swapping death for dating with the breezy confidence of someone who made a career selling the erotic as everyday consumer choice.

The specific intent is provocation with a grin. “To date or not to date” isn’t meant to compete with Shakespeare on ideas; it’s meant to expose how quickly culture turns gravitas into a catchphrase. By claiming the dating dilemma is “almost as important” as “to be or not to be,” Goldstein performs the very inflation he’s mocking. It’s not that he truly equates romantic indecision with mortality. He’s betting you’ll recoil, then laugh, then recognize the uncomfortable truth: modern life often treats emotional validation and sexual access as existential stakes.

Subtextually, it’s a publisher’s worldview distilled into one stunt: attention is currency, taboo is leverage, and seriousness is just another costume to raid. The line also carries a faint self-justification. If the world insists on elevating Shakespeare as “real” drama, Goldstein’s retort is that the bedroom has always been where people actually panic, posture, and self-destruct.

Context matters: coming from a porn-world impresario famous for scorched-earth publicity, the quote doubles as both parody and pitch. It reframes the commerce of desire as the central theater of contemporary anxiety, then dares you to admit you’ve been in that play.