Well, I’m Bob and I’m an unreasonable person. And if TED is anything, it is the olympics of unreasonable people.
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More Bob Geldof Quotes
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I’m sure I’m very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.
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It’s like you asked me about the depression thing: you grope towards an understanding of whatever it is your going through, and it’s not personal, there are forces in play around you, and you seek to understand them and that way you can go on
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It strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus.
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When I was younger I was in a great band. It was always a collective thing.
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And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.
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Actually, today I had to defend the Bush Administration in France again. They refuse to accept, because of their political ideology, that he has actually done more than any American President for Africa. But it’s empirically so.
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I’d always thought the Rats were good fun, but one of the very nice things about being of Saga age is that I can actually look back and think,
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It’s really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you’re going to get it to these people.
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Men who are not given any voice in this because of the secret nature of the courts, what they’re left with is dressing up ridiculously, but at least using humour to try and draw attention to their kids
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You cannot even begin to understand contemporary African politics if you have not read this fascinating book
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What’s the point in having a company of secretaries?
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So when I got to 50 I just thought, Hold on: I’m thin. I’ve got my hair. I’m well off. I survived, you know
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Physically I’m tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading in bed by midnight
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I don’t think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that’s what we do through organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
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When Michael Jackson sings it is with the voice of angels, and when his feet move, you can see God dancing.
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