Quotes for May 6

l “… we used to practice on hot Brooklyn summer days after school, windows open to disturb the neighborhood.”

— Adam Yaunch, of hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys. Yaunch died Friday after a three-year battle with cancer.

l “Let’s leave an Earth where our children and grandchildren can all play without worries.”

— Yoko Kataoka, retired baker, as Japan’s last operating nuclear reactor was being turned off.