In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
BONOCelebrity is ridiculous and silly and it’s mad that people like me are listened to – you know, rap stars and movie stars.
More Bono Quotes
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Music can change the world because it can change people.
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God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them.
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What I like about pop music, and why I’m still attracted to it, is that in the end it becomes our folk music.
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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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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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I felt rich when I was 20 years old and my wife was paying my bills. Just being in a band, I’ve always felt blessed.
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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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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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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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Sadly, I do my homework. I’ve a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United Nations before meeting with Kofi Annan.
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God is so big. It’s a gigantic concept in God.
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In my dream, I was drowning my sorrows But my sorrows they learned to swim
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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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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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I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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