Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief.
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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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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Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.
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You’ve got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.
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It’s much easier to be successful than it is to be relevant. The tricks won’t keep you relevant. Tricks might keep you popular for a while, but in all honesty,
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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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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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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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It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
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I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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Rock stars are good at making noise.
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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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As 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.
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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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Jesus, Jesus help me. I’m alone in this world.
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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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