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.
BONOAs a musician and a songwriter it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place. Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.
More Bono Quotes
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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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Marriage is this grand madness, and I think if people knew that, they would perhaps take it more seriously.
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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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Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
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The right to be irresponsible and stupid is something I hold very dear. And luckily it is something I do well.
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U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali.
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The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
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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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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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There was a moment when Prince did rock & roll with a sponge-y seductive sound. I think that’s what was in our head for ‘Get On Your Boots.’ But actually, the song is much more punk rock.
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I’m a musician. I write songs. I just hope when the day is done I’ve been able to tear a little corner off of the darkness.
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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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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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When those people get up at the Grammys and say, “I thank God”, I always imagine God going, “Oh, don’t, please don’t thank me for that one. Please, oh, that’s an awful one! Don’t thank me for that – that’s a piece of crap !”
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But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that’s why we came to America.
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