I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.

The people of Somalia just do not have a voice. They are to me the most forgotten people in the world.

It's better to light a candle than to curse the dark In the eyes of the youth, there are question marks

Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of hunting will be weak.

And any man who knows a thing, knows he knows not a damn, damn thing at all.

My life owes me. Like an overdose, I'm slowly Drifting into the arms of trouble, then trouble holds me

When I get older, I will be stronger They’ll call me freedom, just like a Wavin’ Flag

I'm not about trying to get and get and get. I feel good when I get, but I kind of feel better when I give.

Somalis really are very musically sophisticated, and they're about their own thing.

It's not longer 'Look what I can do, I can do it better then you.' It's just I am.

To reach your goal authentically is probably, in the end, going to mean much more to you than having reached it in a false way.

Works of art are infinitely solitary and nothing is less likely to reach them than criticism. Only love can grasp them and hold them and do them justice.

There ain't no rules here, we're trying to accomplish something...All this talk about rules...When the deal goes down...we make 'em up as we go along.

Today's Russia is not to be compared with the Soviet Union of back then.

The object is freedom.

Every sinner is now on trial once for all. He is now invited by the bleeding Saviour, urged by all the horrors of hell, to enter heaven. But death closes the possibility for ever.

I love horror movies, but it's not the only thing I want to do.

I grew up with the Boston vibe and the Catholic vibe. I don't want to put anybody out.

It's hard / Keeping up with the avant-garde.

Follow those who follow something bigger than themselves - an idea, a belief, a vision, a cause. Run away from those who say we need to follow them.

I'm not a religious person. I'm Catholic, so I consider myself more of a spiritual person. I believe in God.