Mike D (Michael Louis Diamond) Quotes
I was showing up at the studio all the time with no bag, being like, 'I don't want to have a backpack. I've had backpacks my whole life, and I'm a grown man now. I should have something better.'
Mike D
The Beastie Boys
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Malcolm X
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I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.
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Yuna
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Dalai Lama
I was showing up at the studio all the time with no bag, being like, 'I don't want to have a backpack. I've had backpacks my whole life, and I'm a grown man now. I should have something better.'
Mike D
The Beastie Boys