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 More Quotes by Cat Stevens More Quotes From Cat Stevens Knowledge is a thing you can carry around with you, but you may not apply it. Some knowledge is indiscriminate, and it can be damaging. I recently found a wonderful definition of wisdom: It is that thing which results in the maximum good and the least harm. Cat Stevens wonderful The sexual act - separating that from love itself - is centered solely in the body, whereas spirituality is connected to the whole self. Whether it's a female, a taste, or a sound, all these beautiful things affect our self. We are the perceivers of beauty, and that's why sex doesn't quite go far enough. You can go much further with the spiritual. Cat Stevens female spiritual beautiful Vanity is the most dangerous thing about fame. Cat Stevens dangerous fame God has decided the rules of life, whereby you don't trespass on anybody else's rights, and sin is something that upsets the balance of things. There are three types of sin: sin against yourself; sin against other people; and sin against God. People often sin against themselves and others and misbehave with God, too. Cat Stevens upset balance people America was my home for a very long time, and it's a fascinating, pioneering country that many people look to. In the recent past it hasn't been doing very well, but there's a great new hope now with the election of Obama. America took a very big leap there and proved that it still has the edge as far as being able to do things many other countries may find difficult. Cat Stevens home country past Oh God! If you save me I will work for you. Cat Stevens save-me ifs god I'm looking for a hard-headed woman, One who will make me do my best, And if I find my hard-headed woman, I know the rest of my life will be blessed Cat Stevens hard blessed knows Find a girl, settle down, Cat Stevens settling girl want My career is there for everyone to see and delve into. Cat Stevens careers It seems to be the easiest thing in the world these days to make scurrilous accusations against Muslims, and in my case it directly impacts on my relief work and damages my reputation as an artist. The harm done is often difficult to repair. Cat Stevens relief impact artist 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. Cat Stevens islamic mistake thinking Rather than go to a demonstration to burn an effigy of the author Salman Rushdie, I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing. Cat Stevens having-hope demonstration real Music is part of God's universe. Cat Stevens music-is universe It's hard to get by just upon a smile. Cat Stevens hard Not only did the terrorists hijack planes and destroy life, but they also hijacked the peaceful religion of Islam and split the brother and sisterhood of mankind. Cat Stevens religion-of-islam sisterhood brother A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief. Cat Stevens thieves stealing bread Man is created to be God's deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life. Cat Stevens preparation important men I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was to be intoxicated. Cat Stevens teenager media names There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion. Cat Stevens teaching wise men 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. Cat Stevens ducks stars important
