Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn’t it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?
BONOIn general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
More Bono Quotes
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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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Music fills in for words a lot of the time when people don’t know what to say, and I think music can be more eloquent than words.
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God is so big. It’s a gigantic concept in God.
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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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Rock stars are good at making noise.
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Technology is huge; I wanted to learn about it. People might say that’s odd, but I think it’s odd if artists aren’t interested in the world around them. I’m always chasing that.
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Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
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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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In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
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Even though I’m a believer, I still find it really hard to be around other believers. They make me nervous, they make me twitch. I sorta watch my back.
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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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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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In my view, the only thing worse than a rock star is a rock star with a conscience.
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The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.
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