It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.
BONOI truly believe that when the history books are written, our age will be remembered for three things: the war on terror, the digital revolution, and what we did – or did not do – to put the fire out in Africa. History, like God, is watching what we do.
More Bono Quotes
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The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
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Essentially, I’m a very real person; good and bad. And the public image is one of being very good,
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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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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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I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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Music can change the world because it can change people.
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Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
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The great moments of rock ‘n’ roll were never off in some corner of the music world, in a self-constructed ghetto.
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I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it’s to be true and not cover up the cracks.
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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?
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Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not. The church is going to have to become the conscience of the free market if it’s to have any meaning in this world – and stop being its apologist.
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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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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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When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals.
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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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