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We’re looking at the singular condition of poverty. All the other individual problems spring from that condition… doesn’t matter if it’s death, aid, trade, AIDS, famine, instability, governance, corruption or war. All of that is poverty.

Bob Geldof

What’s the point in having a company of secretaries?
BOB GELDOF

Company Point Secretary
But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I’ve several friends just haven’t made it by taking Prozac.
BOB GELDOF

Drug Made Thinking
Find inner peace? I looked; it wasn’t there.
BOB GELDOF

Inner Peace Inspirational
Music can’t change the world.
BOB GELDOF

Change Changing Music World
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.
BOB GELDOF

Country Done Political President
Most people get into bands for three very simple rock and roll reasons: to get laid, to get fame, and to get rich.
BOB GELDOF

Fame Most People Rocks Simple
They thought they were Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. In fact, they were more like Tom and Jerry
BOB GELDOF

Facts Halls Jerry Tom
But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of depression, it is part of being human, and some people view it as a learning experience etc.
BOB GELDOF

Depression Experience People Views
Playing live if the thing I love doing best
BOB GELDOF

Best Love Play Things
When I was younger I was in a great band. It was always a collective thing.
BOB GELDOF

Collective Things Younger
We’re looking at the singular condition of poverty. All the other individual problems spring from that condition… doesn’t matter if it’s death, aid, trade, AIDS, famine, instability, governance, corruption or war. All of that is poverty.
BOB GELDOF

Aids Poverty Spring Trying War
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.
BOB GELDOF

People Politics Simple
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
BOB GELDOF

Attention Dressing Humor Kids Men
Music is still above all else the thing that does it for me
BOB GELDOF

Above Music Still
Well, I’m Bob and I’m an unreasonable person. And if TED is anything, it is the olympics of unreasonable people.
BOB GELDOF

Anything People Unreasonable Well
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
BOB GELDOF

Hair Holding Wells

We’re looking at the singular condition of poverty. All the other individual problems spring from that condition… doesn’t matter if it’s death, aid, trade, AIDS, famine, instability, governance, corruption or war. All of that is poverty.

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We’re looking at the singular condition of poverty. All the other individual problems spring from that condition… doesn’t matter if it’s death, aid, trade, AIDS, famine, instability, governance, corruption or war. All of that is poverty.

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