Quote by Cat Stevens
I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started mak

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

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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

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Music
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The very first lesson that I learnt from the Quran was the message of unity and peace. – Cat Stevens

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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 Islams message of peace and light, and the last great Messenger, born and chosen to deliver them to all mankind. – Cat Stevens

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Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. – Norman Vincent Peale

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The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Wouldnt it be great if you could only get AIDS by giving money to television preachers? – Elayne Boosler

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A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really arent in search of the truth. Theyre in search of something worse than that. Money, yeah. I think the medias the kind of a thing where the truth doesnt win, because its no fun. The truths no fun. – Jack White

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Ive always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system. – Oren Peli

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