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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 out the one who pays And how you do

  Cat Stevens

  Pay, Way, Fine

  Song: Hard-Headed Woman

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• If you want to be free, be free, because there's a million things to be.

  Cat Stevens

  Freedom, Hippie, Want

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• All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

  Cat Stevens

  Progress, Forgiven, All Things

  "'Music is part of God's universe'". Interview with Nigel Williamson, www.theguardian.com. March 29, 2005.

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• Communal well-being is central to human life.

  Cat Stevens

  Human Life, Well Being, Wells

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

  Cat Stevens

  Peace, War, Understanding

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• We need kids to remind us of how incredible this world is. People are increasingly losing their childhoods too soon, and that's a danger. There's a prophesy somewhere that at a certain point in history, children will be gray. It's weird to think about, but it's possible.

  Cat Stevens

  Children, Kids, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• There's a common threat facing all of us - Christians, Jews, and Muslims - and that is the Antichrist. It's a very deep subject, and it's a horrendous thing to contemplate. Someone will appear who is, in fact, the opposite of what he appears to be. Some people will believe in him, and that's really frightening. In Islam, there's a belief that Jesus will return to destroy the Antichrist, which is something many people don't know about the Islamic faith.

  Cat Stevens

  Christian, Jesus, Believe

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I never thought I'd be on the same stage as Kiss.

  Cat Stevens

  Kissing, Fame, Stage

  "Tributes and Forgiveness Helm 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Concert Review" by Frank Scheck, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 11, 2014.

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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

  Religious, Stars, Media

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• God has decided the rules of life, whereby you don't trespass on anybody else's rights, and sin is something that upsets the balance of things. There are three types of sin: sin against yourself; sin against other people; and sin against God. People often sin against themselves and others and misbehave with God, too.

  Cat Stevens

  People, Upset, Balance

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• It's true that the Internet is an equalizer, and everybody can be a star now. Musicians are more touchable these days, and that's a good thing. It's certainly the way I like to live my life, and it's why I don't do concerts in big arenas - I prefer to be in touch with my audience.

  Cat Stevens

  Musician, Internet, Living My Life

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• 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

  School, Prophet, Found

  "Feline groovy". Interview with Molloy Woodcraft, www.theguardian.com. July 18, 2004.

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• Being larger than life, or being projected as such in the music business, leads you to question yourself. Some people try to forget about it by taking drugs or too much drink, but I was never like that. I was aware that there were very serious, big questions, and I was petrified about what might be in store for me.

  Cat Stevens

  People, Drug, Trying

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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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 of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally.

  Cat Stevens

  Inspiration, Guitar, Play

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

  Cat Stevens

  Thinking, Enjoy Life, Confusing

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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 asked the faithful light
  ...and are you going to stay the night?

  Cat Stevens

  Moon, Night, Light

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

  Cat Stevens

  God, Save Me, Ifs

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

  Cat Stevens

  Running, Revenge, Gun

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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 course big stadiums didn't enable you to do that. It wasn't my style.

  Cat Stevens

  Firefighter, Style, Experience

  "Feline groovy". Interview with Molloy Woodcraft, www.theguardian.com. July 18, 2004.

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• 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.

  Cat Stevens

  Light, Making Love, Wish

  "Song: 'Sitting' ('Catch Bull at Four')". 1972.

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• I can never quite trust anybody anymore.

  Cat Stevens

  Never Quit, I Can

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• Miles from nowhere. Guess I'll take my time.

  Cat Stevens

  Miles, My Time

  Song: Miles From Nowhere, Album: Tea for the Tillerman, 1970

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

  Cat Stevens

  Wise, Teaching, Men

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• Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

  Cat Stevens

  Sacred Scripture, Elements, Extremist

  "Faith and the future" by Yusuf Islam, www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2001.

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• 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, concepts or sayings which I do not and would never wilfully subscribe to.

  Cat Stevens

  Character, Doubt, Trying

  The Guardian, March 29, 2005.

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