"The first drum beat we all heard was our mother."

“I don't mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is the language I don't understand.”

“Failure usually works for me in the end.”

“There is no dark side to love. Only a darker side to those we love”

“I'm truly flattered and honored that I get to be Raven for life,”

“I feel that working with the camera and editing it is actually my strong suit.”

Source : "An Interview with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys". Interview with David Flumenbaum, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 3, 2008.

“Is it alright to believe in the future where everyone can live in happiness?”

“Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and sisters.”

“To isolate the revolutionary ideologues and their killers we must gain the trust of the majority of Muslims. This can only happen if they are treated as equal citizens, not just in theory, and have access to decent education and jobs.”

Source : "Europe's traditions of tolerance and multiculturalism put to test after Paris terror attacks". www.foxnews.com. February 19, 2015.