The idea that there is one kind of African is of course ridiculous. Sometimes African entrepreneurs want to kill you because you are saying public health is the priority, not roads.
BONOEssentially, I’m a very real person; good and bad. And the public image is one of being very good,
More Bono Quotes
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I put Catholic guilt to work pretty good for a rich rock star.
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The less you know, the more you believe.
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U2 is an original species… there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.
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My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.
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Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
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If I don’t understand it, it must be art.
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Essentially, I’m a very real person; good and bad. And the public image is one of being very good,
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You don’t become an ‘artist’ unless you’ve got something missing somewhere. Blaise Pascal called it a God-shaped hole.
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The great music for so many artists – the Beatles, the Rolling Stones – was always at the moment when they were closest to pop. It would be easy for U2 to go off and have a concept album, but I want us to stay in the pop fray.
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Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
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It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.
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If September 11th has taught us anything, it’s certainly that the world has never been so interdependent. It is impossible now to be an island of prosperity in a sea of despair.
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Sometimes religion gets in the way of God.
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Religion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.
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It’s annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren’t they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.
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