In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves.
BONOI’m a musician. I write songs. I just hope when the day is done I’ve been able to tear a little corner off of the darkness.
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When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals.
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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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God is so big. It’s a gigantic concept in God.
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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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Jesus, Jesus help me. I’m alone in this world.
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Let’s not bequeath the pop charts to just children.
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Rock stars are good at making noise.
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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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I wouldn’t run for President. I wouldn’t want to move to a smaller house.
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Facts, like people, want to be free – and when they’re free, liberty is usually around the corner.
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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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Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Find out what God’s doing. It’s already blessed.
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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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Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.
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