Cat Stevens Thinking Quotations

In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything. I think that's kind of natural for anyone who's just embraced Islam - or any religion - as a convert. 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.

Take your time, think a lot, Why, think of everything you've got. For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not. From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen. Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away. I know I have to go.

I think I will just use guitar as backing. I'm not doing a traditional folk thing, but a contemporary thing-my own version of folk, if you like.

I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul Where I end up, well, I think only God really knows

Say what you think; think what you mean.

Now I've been crying lately, Thinking about the world as it is. Why must we go on hating? Why can't we live in bliss?

In Islam there is a line between let's say freedom and the line which is then transgressed into immorality and irresponsibility and I think as far as this writer is concerned, unfortunately, he has been irresponsible with his freedom of speech. Salman Rushdie or indeed any writer who abuses the prophet, or indeed any prophet, under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death. It's got to be seen as a deterrent, so that other people should not commit the same mistake again.

You can argue with a philosopher, but you can’t argue with a good song. And I think I’ve got a few good songs.

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