Cat Stevens Quotes
'Peace Train' is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again. As a member of humanity and as a Muslim, this is my contribution to the call for a peaceful solution.
Quotes to Explore
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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You don't move just because you want to go from this point to that point - the body has to be using the words as well as you vocally use the words.
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I never thought I'd live this long. It sounds funny because I still think of myself as a kid.
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain 'control' over your financial destiny - pick your own stocks and execute your own trades - it will be the first step on a short road to riches.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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As a card-carrying space nerd and NASA's chief scientist, I love space movies, from 'Star Trek' to 'Star Wars' to my all-time favorite - 'The Dish', an Australian comedy that celebrates that first moment when Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the surface of our moon.
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Ideas come from ordinary, everyday life. And from imagination. And from feelings. And from memories. Memories of dust in my sneakers and humming whitewalls down a hill called Monkey.
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I'm a golfer not a history major.
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If you thought the advent of the Internet, the spread of cheap and efficient information technology, and the growing fragmentation of the consumer market were all going to help smaller companies thrive at the expense of the slow-moving giants of the Fortune 500, apparently you were wrong.
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I think the Internet's been a tremendous tool in terms of breaking down the power structure of information and entertainment, particularly at a time when so much information and entertainment were in the hands of so few people, with multinationals owning everything.
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'Peace Train' is a song I wrote, the message of which continues to breeze thunderously through the hearts of millions. There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again. As a member of humanity and as a Muslim, this is my contribution to the call for a peaceful solution.
