In my view, the only thing worse than a rock star is a rock star with a conscience.
BONOThe extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment.
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The French are so into themselves that they don’t even notice you.
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I put Catholic guilt to work pretty good for a rich rock star.
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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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It is impossible to meet God without abandon, without exposing yourself, being raw.
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Laughter is eternity if joy is real.
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God is so big. It’s a gigantic concept in God.
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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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I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it’s to be true and not cover up the cracks.
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Religion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.
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U2 is sort of song writing by accident really. We don’t really know what we’re doing and when we do, it doesn’t seem to help.
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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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I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.
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To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
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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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Jesus, Jesus help me. I’m alone in this world.
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