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'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

Topics: Again Breeze Feel Hearts Hope Message Millions Need Peace People Powerful Rise Song Through Train Up Which Wrote

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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

Topics: Created Deputy Earth God Illusions Important Life Lives Make Man Next Next Life Obligation Our Our Lives Ourselves Preparation Realize Rid

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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 a Christian home.

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Topics: Born Brought Business Christian Highlight Home Luxury Modern Modern World Show Show Business Up World I Was Born

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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.

~Cat Stevens

Topics: Argue Because Believed Could Even Faith God Had Jesus Just Life Looked More No Life Parents Puzzled Respect Said Simply Some Statues Stones Three Were

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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.

~Cat Stevens

Topics: Alienated Became Big Big Star Films Goal God Hold Making Making Money Me Media Money Music Perhaps Religious Saw Star Started Things Those Thought Took Upbringing Wanted

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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 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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Topics: Became Famous Larger Life Live Made Me Media Name Only Photo Teenager Than Very Wanted Way Were

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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 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.

~Cat Stevens

Topics: Ask Beauty Created Creation Everything General God Man Moon Reason Reflect Sun Who Worship You

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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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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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Topics: Born Celebrating Chosen Darkness Deliver Fear Great Hope Ignorance Islam Last Light Mankind Message Messenger Peace People Sign Surrounded Them Where World

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

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Topics: First Learnt Lesson Message Peace Unity Very

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: July 21st, 1948

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