Cat Stevens

faith muslim help poverty economic political injustice

"It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice."

—Cat Stevens

music healing divide world common humanity

"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

sing out free millions ways be

"If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free, be free, cause there's a million ways to be, you know that there are."

—Cat Stevens

say think mean

"Say what you think; think what you mean."

—Cat Stevens

time think dream talk listen know

"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."

—Cat Stevens

want be free

"If you want to be free be free"

—Cat Stevens

islam religion everything

"Islam is not just a religion. Islam is everything."

—Cat Stevens

be want give up are you

"To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are."

—Cat Stevens

communal well-being human life

"Communal well-being is central to human life."

—Cat Stevens