Cat Stevens Quotes

#1. A lot of people would have loved me to keep singing ... You come to a point where you have sung, more or less ... your whole repertoire and you want to get down to the job of living.

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#2. Man may live and man may die searching for the question why. But if he tries to rule the sky, he must fall.

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#3. If I ever loose my eyes, I won't have to cry no more.

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#4. Islam is not just a religion. Islam is everything.

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#5. It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support my charity work.

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#6. Ooh baby, baby, it's a wild world, it's hard just to get by upon a smile.

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#7. Oh I can't keep it in; I can't keep it in, I've gotta let it out I've got to show the world; world's got to see, See all the love; love that's in me

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#8. I know many fine feathered friends But their friendliness depends on how you do They know many sure fired ways, To find out the one who pays And how you do

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#9. I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was to be intoxicated.

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#10. I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money.

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#11. The words of the songs speak for themselves.

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#12. I'm not the best of you, but I'm not the worst either.

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#13. Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam.

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#14. I can never quite trust anybody anymore.

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#15. I thought everybody would embrace and understand my reasons for becoming Muslim.

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#16. Will you carry the words of love with you?

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#17. The private little world that I create with my music is something that most people like to listen to alone and get into.

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#18. Oh God! If you save me I will work for you.

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#19. Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe.

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#20. I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one. And I believe it could be someday it's going to come.

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#21. The theatre is a world in itself. The possibility for creating experiences that move people is increased many times over. In the end, the best stories are usually about a battle of good over evil - that has never changed.

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#22. I've studied various schools of thought ... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but I've found a lot of evidence from the life of the Prophet to show that he allowed certainly, but even encouraged, music at certain times.

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#23. I used to be followed by a moon shadow. Now I'm followed by all these misconceptions, and they're like a ball and chain. I just want to write music from my heart and give people a message of hope and the search for a better place.

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#24. There is a social need within our lives as human beings to have harmony.

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#25. If you want to be free be free

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#26. The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest period without limit to value. No one but the Prophet Muhammad was given that role as the seal of God's message.

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#27. I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism.

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#28. Then one day I found my head when I wasn't even trying.

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#29. It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice.

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#30. Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally.

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#31. In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.

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#32. Not only did the terrorists hijack planes and destroy life, but they also hijacked the peaceful religion of Islam and split the brother and sisterhood of mankind.

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#33. Man is created to be God's deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life.

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#34. I'm being followed by a moon shadow
Leaping and hopping on a moon shadow ...
Did it take long to find me, I asked the faithful light
... and are you going to stay the night?

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#35. Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

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#36. In music, you can use metaphors with ease - if a person doesn't understand the parable, they can still enjoy the melody of the music. If, however, a person reads a book and misses the meaning of its metaphors, this will be extremely disheartening for both the reader as well as the author.

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#37. To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

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#38. Businesswomen are fine. But they shouldn't be forced to pay for the raising of the family. It's the husband's job. That's the way I see it.

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#39. When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very religious, because they have seen the Signs of Allah.

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#40. I listen to the wind, the wind of my soul.

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#41. And though you want to last forever,
You know you never will,
You know you never will,
And the good-bye makes the journey harder still.

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#42. Take your time, think a lot,
Why, think of everything you've got.
For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not.
From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away.
I know I have to go.

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#43. Love heats my blood, blood spins my head, and my head falls in love.

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#44. Find a girl, settle down,
If you want you can marry.

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#45. I think kids relate to me because I have some ability to remain a little bit naive. Even during interviews. Mostly during interviews.

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#46. There's been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe Satriani, but, if you listen to it, it's mine! It's the 'Foreigner Suite,' it is!

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#47. Then I found my head one day when I wasn't even trying.

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#48. The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity and peace.

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#49. Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities.

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#50. Ever since I became a Muslim, I've had to deal with attempts to damage my reputation and countless insinuations seeking to cast doubt on my character and trying to connect me to causes which I do not subscribe to.

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#51. I'm gonna get me a gun, all those people who put me down you better get ready to run.

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#52. I'm afraid that a lot of things that people believe about Islam are totally different from the religion that most of us recognize. I was really fortunate that I got to know Islam before it became a headline.

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#53. If I make a mark in time, I can't say the mark is mine.

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#54. But when it comes to being loved, she's first/That's how I know
The first cut is the deepest.

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#55. The spiritual quest was always the predominant aspect of my life. It's always been there. But there's also an incredible passion connected to it; it's not just a dry investigative process. I have been extremely emotional about it, and that comes out in the songs.

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#56. Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that I breathe. We need all sorts of nourishment. And music satisfies and nourishes the hunger within ourselves for connection and harmony.

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#57. 'Peace Train' is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

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#58. Now I'm not making love to anyone's wishes, Only for that light I see 'Cause when I'm dead and lowered low in my grave, That's gonna be the only thing that's left of me

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#59. I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read the Qur'an first and realized no person is perfect, Islam is perfect, and if we imitate the conduct of the Holy Prophet ... we will be successful.

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#60. In a World where people are surrounded by darkness, ignorance and fear, it is a sign of hope to be celebrating Islam's message of peace and light, and the last great Messenger, born and chosen to deliver them to all mankind.

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#61. Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death.

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#62. My career is there for everyone to see and delve into.

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#63. The fact that the Prophet cared for every human being and tried his best to ensure their security in the hereafter must be the most telling of his compassionate and merciful characteristics.

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#64. I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.

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#65. Communal well-being is central to human life.

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#66. I became a vegetarian, and I carried around a suitcase full of vitamins and special drinks everywhere I went.

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#67. I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them.

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#68. A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

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#69. You can argue with a philosopher, but you can't argue with a good song. And I think I've got a few good songs.

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#70. Positive thoughts and prayer have been the best means available, since the beginning of time, to transform darkness to light.

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#71. After embracing Islam in 1977, I considered the majority of underprivileged dark-skinned people of the so-called Third World brothers and sisters in humanity.

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#72. This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and not to worship the sun or moon but the One who has created everything. The Qur'an asks man to reflect upon the sun and moon and God's creation in general.

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#73. I had to learn my faith and look after my family, and I had to make priorities. But now I've done it all and there's a little space for me to fill in the universe of music again.

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#74. I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after.

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#75. I wouldn't be writing songs if I didn't have something to say.

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#76. There are certain comforts of living here in Dubai, the comforts of so many mosques and so much good food ... It's just that much more secure. And may God keep it safe.

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#77. I'm a mirror glass for the Muslims as well as the Western world, which looks at me in a slightly different way, but they are looking in the same mirror.

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#78. My whole aim in whatever I say, whatever I do, is to follow the peaceful line of having people live together ... If we can all play in that game, the world will be a better place.

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#79. All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

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#80. There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion.

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#81. I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents.

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#82. The latest horror to hit the U.S. looks to have been caused by people of Middle Eastern origin, bearing Muslim names. Again, shame. This fuels more hatred for a religion and a people who have nothing to do with these events.

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#83. Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

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#84. Now I've been crying lately, Thinking about the world as it is. Why must we go on hating? Why can't we live in bliss?

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#85. Yesterday I was on the edge Hoping everything was going to work itself out A good honest man doing the work of God Trying to make things better for Him A lover of life in a school for fools Trying to find another way to survive

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#86. I think I will just use guitar as backing. I'm not doing a traditional folk thing, but a contemporary thing-my own version of folk, if you like.

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#87. It's an Islamic principle that you must follow the law of the land where you reside.

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#88. I'm looking for a hard-headed woman, One who will make me do my best, And if I find my hard-headed woman, I know the rest of my life will be blessed

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#89. My imam at the Central Mosque said there was no problem with making music. In fact, he encouraged me - he said if the songs are moral, not offensive, then go ahead.

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#90. I'm a little bit out of it, I suppose; I'm more of the golden oldie type.

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#91. If you want to be you, BE YOU!

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#92. I don't like applause, I must admit. Ultimately, artists are shy creatures; they're introverts.

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#93. I enjoy life. I think I'll enjoy death even more. Life is too confusing.

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#94. From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.

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#95. I believe Islam was truly spread by example. So whatever good a Muslim does publicly will be seen - the same is true for the bad.

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#96. I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations and divisions of the Muslims are the greatest issues confronting Muslims in the United Kingdom.

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#97. Considering the fact that I have been in the spotlight more or less since I was 18, there is an aspect of normality to my public profile, which I have grown to live with. As much as I would like to disappear into the crowd, my work won't let me - difficult as it is for my family.

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#98. And if my mind breaks up In all so many ways I know the meaning of The words, I love you

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#99. Rather than go to a demonstration to burn an effigy of the author Salman Rushdie, I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing.

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#100. They have hijacked my religion.

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