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 didnt enable you to do that. It wasnt my style. – Cat Stevens
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
The very first lesson that I learnt from the Quran was the message of unity and peace. – Cat Stevens
Music can be healing, and with my history and my knowledge of both sides of what looks like a gigantic divide in the world, I feel I can point a way forward to our common humanity again. – Cat Stevens
A great deal has been written in recent years about the purported lack of motivation in the children of the Negro ghettos. Little in my experience supports this, yet the phrase has been repeated endlessly, and the blame in almost all cases is placed somewhere outside the classroom. – Jonathan Kozol