Never run in the rain with your socks on.

There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.

Music to me is the air I breathe it's the blood that pumps through my veins that keeps me alive

A man once asked me, what's punk? I kicked over a trash can and said that's punk. He kicked over a trash can and then asked me again, Is that punk? I replied no. That's just trendy.

School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice?

You can't change the wind but you can set your sails.

Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.

To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistakes.

‎The day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore.

It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't done.

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano!

Trustworthy friends are very hard to come by, and when they do, be sure to keep them without a single hesitation.

A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature.

My mother was an activist so was my father. They came from a generation of young Somalis who were actively involved in getting independence for Somalia in 1960.

As a creative person, you just put something out into the consciousness of the society you live in.

If I don't have anything to sacrifice, I don't have anything to gain. From the Bible I have learned if you want something good, you must sacrifice.

Best not to anticipate too much ... it jiggles the possibilities.

We have lost awe and wonder. In reference to the mystery of life itself, we've lost respect for movement in our planet.

People think innovation is just having a good idea but a lot of it is just moving quickly and trying a lot of things.

A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.