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.
BONOHappy the country that lives on nothing but its wits; cursed be the one that thinks it can get rich by planting or digging or drilling for wealth.
More Bono Quotes
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Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
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The only person who ever called me Paul was my father, so I always associate it with doing something wrong, you know. So, you know, occasionally, people will come up to me on the street and try to, you know, ingratiate themselves and call me Paul. I don’t like it, actually.
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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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I don’t know how U2 will stay relevant. I know we’ve got a future. I know we can fill stadiums. And yet with every record, I think, ‘Is this it? Are we still relevant?’
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Sometimes religion gets in the way of God.
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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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It’s so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.
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Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
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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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The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.
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There’s no retirement for an artist,its your way of living so theres no end to it.
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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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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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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 will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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