Cat Stevens Quotes

In music, you can use metaphors with ease - if a person doesn't understand the parable, they can still enjoy the melody of the music. If, however, a person reads a book and misses the meaning of its metaphors, this will be extremely disheartening for both the reader as well as the author.

Cat Stevens

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MusicBookMeaningEnjoyYouPerson

I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.

Mel Torme

ChildAmericaRadioDramaticGot

If employees need to stay late in order to curry favor with the boss, what motivation do they have to get work done during normal business hours? After all, they can put in the requisite 'face time' whether they are surfing the Internet or analyzing customer data.

Robert Pozen

WorkBusinessTimeBossFaceData

There's no telling how many guns we have in America - and when one gets used in a crime, no way for the cops to connect it to its owner. The only place the police can turn for help is a Kafkaesque agency in West Virginia, where, thanks to the gun lobby, computers are illegal and detective work is absurdly antiquated.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

WorkPoliceComputersGunHelpWay

Of course, learning is strengthened and solidified when it occurs in a safe, secure and normal environment.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

LearningEnvironmentSafeNormal

Life should never be boring.

Steven Van Zandt

LifeBoringNeverShould

The most radical thing that I can do is share how happy I am.

Troye Sivan

I AmHappyI CanShareRadicalMost

A lot of what I've done as Nine Inch Nails has been governed by fear. I was trying to keep the songs in a framework that was tough, and I learnt a lot from Jesus and Mary Chain about how to bury nice pop songs in unlistenable noise - the idea being if you can get behind that wall, you find there's a pearl inside.

Trent Reznor

FearToughTryingYouFindWall

Thanks to a hacker known as Guccifer who wormed into the computer of the 43rd president's sister, the world has learned that George W. Bush is an amateur - I would say serious amateur - painter.

Roberta Smith

SisterWorldSeriousSayHacker

No matter how certain I am about some culture or some group of people, my opinions are only as accurate as the amount of time I've spent with them.

Brian Chesky

TimeCultureI AmPeopleOpinions

There are two things that matter when you're making music. First, that you're doing what you love, even if it's crazy and other people tell you it's crazy. The second thing is the only people you really need to worry about are the people who love your music, not the people who speak badly about it.

Brian Fallon

LoveMusicPeopleCrazySpeakWorry

I can't stand clutter. I can't stand piles of stuff. And whenever I see it, I basically just throw the stuff away.

Brian Greene

StandSeeI SeeClutterJustStuff

Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.

Bryant H. McGill

ChangeCouragePeopleWillNever

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