Cat Stevens

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

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When many astronauts go to space, they see the insignificant size of the earth and vastness of space, and they become very…

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I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would…

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My whole aim in whatever I say, whatever I do, is to follow the peaceful line of having people live together... If…

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I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger…

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

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I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence,…

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I know many fine feathered friends But their friendliness depends on how you do They know many sure fired ways, To find…

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I remember when I was a kid, when I just used to love listening to something again and again and over and…

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Life is a maze of doors and they all open from the side you're on. Just keep on pushing hard boy, try…

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Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin…

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Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled…

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“Life is like a maze of doors and then all open on the side you're on. Just keep on pushing hard, boy,…

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I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations and divisions of the Muslims are the…

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Peace Train is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions of human…

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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;…

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Don't you feel a change a coming From another side of time, Breaking down the walls of silence, Lifting shadows from your…

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Music can be healing, and with my history and my knowledge of both sides of what looks like a gigantic divide in…

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Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families…

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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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This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and not to worship the sun or moon…

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Not only did the terrorists hijack planes and destroy life, but they also hijacked the peaceful religion of Islam and split the…

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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…

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Lord, my body has been a good friend But I won't need it when I reach the end Miles from nowhere, Guess…

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I'm being followed by a moon shadow Leaping and hopping on a moon shadow... Did it take long to find me, I…

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If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free, be free, cause there's a million ways…

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In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of…

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Yesterday I was on the edge Hoping everything was going to work itself out A good honest man doing the work of…

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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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I think I will just use guitar as backing. I'm not doing a traditional folk thing, but a contemporary thing-my own version…

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And though you want to last forever, You know you never will, You know you never will, And the good-bye makes the…

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I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into…

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At Jerusalem, I went to the mosque and sat down. A man asked me what I wanted. I told him I was…

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I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that…

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The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest period without limit to value. No one…

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