#eve

I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was continuously working and doing various things. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#appeared #being #business #continuously #did

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but I've found a lot of evidence from the life of the Prophet to show that he allowed certainly, but even encouraged, music at certain times. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#allowed #certain #certainly #consider #encouraged

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. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#anyone #been #black-and-white #convert #days

Business should never be allowed to justify mean, thug ugly deals for any reason. ↗

— Ralph Steadman

#any #business #deals #justify #mean

And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble. ↗

— Jason Statham

#certain level #certainly #compete #discipline #experience

People take chances every now and then, and you don't want to disappoint them. ↗

— Jason Statham

#disappoint #every #now #now and then #people

I've never been one to run around in Speedos on the beach. ↗

— Jason Statham

#beach #been #i #never #run

It's something I never dreamed I'd be doing, making movies. ↗

— Jason Statham

#dreamed #i #making #movies #never

I have a lot to learn about NASCAR. But I've learned if you have the right people in the right places doing the right things, you can be successful at whatever you do. ↗

— Roger Staubach

#doing #i #learn #learned #lot

Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts. ↗

— Roger Staubach

#athletics #comes #cuts #effort #good