But with Christ, we have access in a one-to-one relationship, for, as in the Old Testament, it was more one of worship and awe, a vertical relationship.
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More Bono Quotes
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Sub-Saharan Africa is also home to 400 million of the world’s poorest people.
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For all that “I was lost, I am found,” it is probably more accurate to say, “I was really lost, I’m a little less so at the moment.
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Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it
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The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off – we do not have to stand for this.
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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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Africa is a continent in flames. And deep down, if we really accepted that Africans were equal to us, we would all do more to put the fire out. We’re standing around with watering cans, when what we really need is the fire brigade.
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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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Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
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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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The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
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The great music for so many artists – the Beatles, the Rolling Stones – was always at the moment when they were closest to pop. It would be easy for U2 to go off and have a concept album, but I want us to stay in the pop fray.
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I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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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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Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
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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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