God is so big. It’s a gigantic concept in God.
BONOI think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it’s to be true and not cover up the cracks.
More Bono Quotes
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Everyone’s got one but some are blacker and wider than others. It’s a feeling of being abandoned,cut adrift in space and time-sometimes following the loss of a loved one.
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God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.
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I put Catholic guilt to work pretty good for a rich rock star.
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Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief.
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Facts, like people, want to be free – and when they’re free, liberty is usually around the corner.
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I do see the good in people, but I also see the bad — I see it in myself. I know what I’m capable of. Good and bad. It’s very imnportant that we make that clear. Just because I often find a way around the darkness doesn’t mean tjat I don’t know it’s there. (Bono)
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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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But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that’s why we came to America.
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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.
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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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What I like about pop music, and why I’m still attracted to it, is that in the end it becomes our folk music.
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There’s no retirement for an artist,its your way of living so theres no end to it.
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I’m as skeptical as anyone would be about celebrities and causes – and I will dare to say to you that I don’t think of myself as a celebrity per se.
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You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It’s very real. It’s very strong.
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In my view, the only thing worse than a rock star is a rock star with a conscience.
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