To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
BONOIf September 11th has taught us anything, it’s certainly that the world has never been so interdependent. It is impossible now to be an island of prosperity in a sea of despair.
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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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Laughter is eternity if joy is real.
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Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it
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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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We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.
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It’s still very difficult for me to rely. Your weakness, the blessing of your weakness is it forces you into friendships. The things that you lack, you look for in others.
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The fact is that ours is the first generation that can look disease and extreme poverty in the eye, look across the ocean to Africa, and say this, and mean it. We do not have to stand for this. A whole continent written off – we do not have to stand for this.
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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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In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
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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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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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Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
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If I don’t understand it, it must be art.
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Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.
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It’s stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition.
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