The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.
BONOI 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)
More Bono Quotes
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Sometimes religion gets in the way of God.
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I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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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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It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.
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Let’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
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The idea that God might love us and be interested in us is kind of huge and gigantic, but we turn it, because we’re small-minded, into this tiny, petty, often greedy version of God, that is religion.
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It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
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The great gifts of models are not that they’re more beautiful than the next person, it’s that they’re able to be photographed and not be self-conscious.
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It’s so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.
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I’m a musician. I write songs. I just hope when the day is done I’ve been able to tear a little corner off of the darkness.
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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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Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it’s mad that people like me are listened to – you know, rap stars and movie stars.
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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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Facts, like people, want to be free – and when they’re free, liberty is usually around the corner.
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It’s quite widespread in rock culture, that mythology of the shooting star. I’d rather be the North star. As bob (Dylan) says, you can navigate by it.
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