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Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
British Musician
Born: Jul 21, 1948
Life Me Music People World You
Related authors: Brian Eno Freddie Mercury George Harrison George Michael Jimmy Page Robert Plant Sting Van Morrison
I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry. Cat Stevens
Me Tears Laughter Looking Looking Back Back Would Never Knew Cry Make Always Bring
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. Cat Stevens
Good Prevail You Justice People Wait Will Good People Sense Live See Brought Am End Up Optimist Get Confident Common After In The End Story Common Sense Happily Belief Ever Ever After
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. Cat Stevens
Allah Space Signs Seen Become Earth Astronauts Religious See Insignificant Vastness Because Go Very Size Many
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. Cat Stevens
Love Music Me Harmony Air Hunger Ourselves Gives She Sort Because Within Still Lady Breathe Nourishes Nourishment Connection Satisfies Need
There is a social need within our lives as human beings to have harmony. Cat Stevens
Harmony Our Our Lives Within Human Human Beings Social Beings Lives Need
A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief. Cat Stevens
Thief Steals Person Famine Bread Who Treated
If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free, be free, cause there's a million ways to be, you know that there are. Cat Stevens
You Cause Free Ways Out Know Sing Want Million
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. Cat Stevens
Hope Music Heart People Better Moon Followed Shadow Give Misconceptions Write Better Place Like Message Ball Just Want Place Used Chain Search Now
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. Cat Stevens
Life God Man Obligation Important Preparation Our Earth Our Lives Ourselves Make Realize Created Deputy Next Next Life Rid Illusions Lives
The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity and peace. Cat Stevens
Peace First Lesson Unity Message Learnt Very
It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood. Cat Stevens
Life Me Important Living Furious Mood Out Duck Been Different Pop Pop Star Star Fast
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. Cat Stevens
Life Music Thought Consider Prohibited Evidence Muslims Some Various Prophet Studied Allowed He Schools Encouraged Lot Times Acknowledge Certain Show Certainly Even Found
The words of the songs speak for themselves. Cat Stevens
Words Speak Songs Themselves
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. Cat Stevens
Love Me Words Guitar Harmonies More Voice Inspiration Raw Because Sound Been Any African Rhythms Naturally Origin Play
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. Cat Stevens
Music Faith Family Me Space Universe Had Look Make Learn Priorities Done After Again Little Fill Now
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. Cat Stevens
Me You People Job Singing Down Living Sung Would More More Or Less Point Come Lot Repertoire Get Where Want Loved Your Less Whole Keep
I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was continuously working and doing various things. Cat Stevens
Music Business Music Business Out Various Absent Never Dropped Suppose Doing Continuously Did Just Being Really Working Appeared Things
My career is there for everyone to see and delve into. Cat Stevens
Everyone See Career
One song I do is 'The First Cut is the Deepest.' I try to remind people I wrote that song, not Rod Stewart. Cat Stevens
People Song Try First Remind Wrote Rod Cut Deepest
People who want to remember me as Cat Stevens - welcome. Those who want me as Yusuf, you're here. Cat Stevens
Me You Welcome People Remember Those Cat Cat Stevens Remember Me Want Who Here
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. Cat Stevens
Family Job Husband Pay Way Fine See Forced Raising
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! Cat Stevens
You Argument Suite Coldplay Mine Melody Joe About Stealing Been Foreigner Listen
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. Cat Stevens
Good Will Example Seen Islam Whatever Believe Muslim Bad True Does Spread Truly Same Publicly
Communal well-being is central to human life. Cat Stevens
Life Well-Being Human Central Communal Human Life
There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again. Cat Stevens
Hope People Rise Feel Powerful Up Again Need
'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. Cat Stevens
Hope Peace People Song Gust Rise Through Feel Powerful Wrote Message Up Train Hearts Which Again Breeze Millions Need
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