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"I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money."

Money, Music, Thought, Goal

"In a World where people are surrounded by darkness, ignorance and fear, it is a sign of hope to be celebrating Islam's message of peace and light, and the last great Messenger, born and chosen to deliver them to all mankind."

Peace, People, Fear, Hope

"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."

Cause, Want

"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."

Life, Music, Thought, Schools

"I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight of show business. I was born into a Christian home."

Home, Business, Christian, Luxury

"I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents."

Faith, Life, God, Parents

"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."

Life, Famous, Media, Name

"I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry."

Laughter, Tears

"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."

People, Belief, Common sense, End

"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."

Life, God, Earth, Man

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"I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

People, Loyalty

"As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

People, Children, Job

"I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

People, Country, Future, Result

"But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

People,

"It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

People, America, Authority, Blame

"But doing what I do, you will never get unanimity of people."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

People, Will

"I read our emails every day and I know there are people out there who think I'm awful."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

People, Day

"I'm not going to let people get away with either a dishonest or inaccurate premise to what we're talking about because I think that does the viewer a disturbance."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

People, Talking

"Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

People, Hope

"You people are telling me what you think I want to know. I want to know what is actually happening."

Creighton Abrams, American Soldier

People, Want